Xiamen

American  

[shyah-mœn] / ˈʃyɑˈmœn /

(Wade-Giles) Hsiamen

noun

Pinyin.

1. an island near the Chinese mainland in the Taiwan Strait.

2. a seaport on this island.

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Xiamen British  

/ ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Amoy

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Example Sentences

China "has decided to present its candidature of the city of Xiamen to host the Secretariat" of the treaty, the Chinese mission to the United Nations wrote in a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a copy seen by AFP.

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The Xiamen bid signals "China's intention to help shape global rules," said Li Shuo, director of the China Climate Hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, calling it a "notable move."

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"No one wants a war," said a woman surnamed Chen, whose guesthouse and eatery have a view of Xiamen's shiny skyscrapers.

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China supplies water to Kinmen, and a ferry service takes islanders to Xiamen for shopping or business, bringing Chinese tourists in return.

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Across the narrow strip of water, AFP could see the skyline of the Chinese city of Xiamen, the piers of China's unfinished Xiamen-Kinmen bridge and Xiamen's new international airport, due to open next year.

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