Sun Yat-sen

American

[soon yaht-sen] / ˈsʊn ˈyɑtˈsɛn /

Pinyin, Sun Yixian

noun

1866–1925, Chinese political and revolutionary leader.

Sun Yat-sen British

/ ˈsʊn ˈjɑːtˈsɛn /

noun

1866–1925, Chinese statesman, who was instrumental in the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and was the first president of the Republic of China (1911). He reorganized the Kuomintang

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Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Sun Yat-sen University, China applied single-cell technologies and advanced imaging to analyse human skeletal muscle samples from 17 individuals across the adult lifespan.

From Science Daily

In this new study, scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, and their collaborators analysed tissues between 5 and 9 weeks of development.

From Science Daily

He told students at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou that they should be worried about the state of the world.

From New York Times

Mr. Macron visited Sun Yat-sen University earlier in the day in Guangzhou, where he was met by more than 100 students.

From New York Times

There, he paid tribute to Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China and the Nationalist Party, giving a short speech and then bowing in front of the memorial.

From Seattle Times

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