Sichuan

[ sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn; Chinese sœ-chwahn ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a province in southern central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). : Chengdu.

Sichuan

/ ˈsɪtʃwɑːn /

noun

1. a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Find Sichuan-style chile oil in the hot sauce aisle at the store or order it online.

From Washington Post

Tongwei, whose production is in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia, said it has not purchased materials from Hoshine.

From Washington Post

Last Friday, authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan ordered crypto miners in the region to cease operating.

From MIT Technology Review

This means that in the summer, when rains are plentiful, miners flock to Sichuan’s hydropower stations, which have a glut of supply and are based in far-flung locations that make it hard for them to plug into the national grid.

From Time

While the price of bitcoin will likely recover from its current slump, it’s unlikely that China’s bitcoin miners will be chasing Sichuan’s spring rains as before.

From Time

“I love spicy food, and my friends tell me that Sichuan hotpot has become very popular in Addis Abeba,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

His former secretary and deputy governor of Sichuan is now suspected of orchestrating the car accident.

From The Daily Beast

Lei Huazhen is a handsome woman and unusually tall for an inhabitant of Sichuan.

From The Daily Beast

He lives high up in the mountains in Tufangshan village, Langzhong county, in northern Sichuan.

From The Daily Beast

Many self-immolations have taken place in Sichuan province, but their geographic scope has expanded in recent weeks.

From The Daily Beast