Wu

American  

[woo] / wu /

noun

1. a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.

2. a Chinese language having several dialects, spoken widely in Anhwei, Chekiang, and Kiangsu provinces and including the dialect of Shanghai.

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Wu ¹ British  

/ wuː /

noun

1. Harry, real name Wu Hongda. born 1937, Chinese dissident and human-rights campaigner, a US citizen from 1994: held in labour camps (1960–79); exiled to the US in 1985 but returned secretly to document forced labour in Chinese prisons

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Wu ² British  

/ wuː /

noun

1. a group of dialects of Chinese spoken around the Yangtze delta

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Wu Scientific  

/ wo̅o̅ /

1. Chinese-born American physicist. Research with her colleagues on electron emission in the decay of radioactive elements showed that parity symmetry, long thought to hold for all physical laws, is in fact violated; the decay processes displayed odd parity, essentially entailing that nature distinguishes between right-handed and left-handed processes.

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Example Sentences

Katherine Wu explained in a recent Atlantic piece: “The reality is that both environment and pathogens often influence the outcome of disease, and both should be addressed.”

From Salon

“We have entered into an investment phase to build long-term strategic value in AI technologies and infrastructure and a consumption platform integrating daily life services and e-commerce,” Chief Executive Eddie Wu said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We have entered into an investment phase to build long-term strategic value in AI technologies and infrastructure," said Eddie Wu, Alibaba's chief executive officer.

From Barron's

Wu Weiguo, the manager of a travel agency in Shanghai, said that "the biggest impact is on group travel", with 90 percent of his clients requesting refunds for planned Japan itineraries.

From Barron's

Price jumps for memory chips "are huge and the trend is continuing", said Stephen Wu, founder of the Carthage Capital investment fund.

From Barron's