Sichuan

American  

[sœ-chwahn, sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn] / ˈsœˈtʃwɑn, ˈsɪtʃˈwɑn, ˈsɪtʃ uˌɑn /

Or Szechwan, or Szechuan

noun

Pinyin.

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

2. a style of Chinese cuisine originating in Sichuan Province and often characterized by its spicy flavors.

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Sichuan British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

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Sichuan

Watching these changes unfold in Hong Kong has felt strangely familiar to a man we are calling K, in his 30s from Sichuan.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Hot and dry noodles with seafood, Beijing crêpes filled with satay beef, Sichuan pancakes stuffed with char siu pork.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

He was born in Karze, an area populated by ethnic Tibetans in China’s Sichuan province, fled to India around his teenage years and relocated to the U.S. more than two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Her mother was a Chinese medicine and acupuncture doctor, and her father was a physician in Sichuan province before working at USC, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Each time, the berserker blasted a spice cart and sent plumes of red Sichuan peppercorns, yellow mustard, purple basil, blue juniper, black sesame, brown cumin, and green ginger whirling into the air.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri