Tianjin

American  

[tyahn-jin] / ˈtjɑnˈdʒɪn /

Chinese Tientsin

noun

Pinyin.

1. a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

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Tianjin British  

/ ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE China, capital of Tianjin municipality (traditionally in Hebei province), on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop: 9 346 000 (2005 est)

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Tianjin

A railway enthusiast at the station told AFP he was taking the train only one stop and would disembark at Tianjin.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026

These large stores in cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin will close from Feb. 2, but the Swedish furniture retailer said its other stores in the same cities will remain open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

"In big cities like Beijing and Tianjin, those who want to keep birds are now quite wealthy."

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

I thought of Grandma getting married so long ago, bringing the four beautiful trunks full of gifts her mother had sent from Tianjin to Shanghai.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang