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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Example Sentences

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

Mr Yu knew one such person - from Tianjin, northern China.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Shin left Beijing and took a 70-mile bus ride to Tianjin, a city of ten million people, where he tried again with Korean churches.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden