Tianjin

American

[tyahn-jin] / ˈtjɑnˈdʒɪn /

Chinese Tientsin

noun

Pinyin.

a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

Tianjin British

/ ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn /

noun

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

The researchers are affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Tianjin University in China.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Last year, in his first visit to China in nearly seven years, Mr. Modi traveled to Tianjin for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security alliance led by China and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

"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

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