Tangshan

American  

[tahng-shahn] / ˈtɑŋˈʃɑn /

Or T'angshan

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.

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Tangshan British  

/ ˈtæŋˈʃæn /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE China, in Hebei province: the 1976 earthquake, which killed an estimated 255 000 people, was the most lethal of the 20th century. Pop: 1 773 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In the city of Tangshan, in the country’s northeast, anyone buying a home had to hold the property for at least three and a half years.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

So far, the authorities said they had detained eight civil servants, including the head of one district police station in Tangshan, on suspicion of offering protection to the defendants and accepting bribes.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022

Authorities in Tangshan launched a public security campaign and pledged to crack down on crime, with police stationed throughout the city and at restaurants.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

It added that aside from the police deputy director of Lubei province, where Tangshan is located, four other police officers were also under investigation.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2022

As we hurried toward the delta region of the Lwan ho, and before reaching Tangshan, a more productive country was traversed.

From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram)