Sichuan

American  

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

Chinese Szechwan,

noun

Pinyin.

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

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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

Provincial governments from Guangdong to Sichuan have pledged to loosen restrictions.

From Barron's

They do all the classics like beef with Chinese broccoli and Kung Pao shrimp, which have red Sichuan chiles that will make your mouth numb.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m a lover of Sichuan food, so I had to try her Ginger Snaps With Sichuan Peppercorns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers in China have identified a previously unknown species of mountain lizard living in the upper Dadu River Valley, deep within the Hengduan Mountains of Sichuan Province.

From Science Daily

Sichuan Alley, which opened its first outlet in New York last year, is inspired by "alley culture" characteristic of early 20th Century Chengdu – a warren of old streets where people mingled and feasted.

From BBC