xian

¹ American  

[shyahn] / ʃyɑn /

noun

1. hsien.

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Xian ² American  

[shee-ahn] / ˈʃiˈɑn /

(Older Spellings) Sian or Xi'an

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Shaanxi province, in central China: capital of the ancient Chinese Empire.

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Xi'an British  

/ ʃjɑːn /

noun

1. Former names: Changan.   Siking.  an industrial city in central China, capital of Shaanxi province: capital of China for 970 years at various times between the 3rd century _bc and the 10th century _ad ; seat of the Northwestern University (1937); famous for Qin dynasty emperor Qinshihuang's tomb (207 _bc ) with 8000-strong terracotta army. Pop: 3 256 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

External trade momentum likely softened in the fourth quarter as the effects of front-loaded demand faded, RHB economist Wong Xian Yong said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indonesia’s external trade momentum is expected to have eased in the fourth quarter as the effects of frontloaded demand fade, RHB economist Wong Xian Yong said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Known colloquially as zou xian ke, or "those who walked the line", they represent a new wave of migration driven by authoritarian tightening at home and the belief – sometimes naive, often desperate – that the US still offers a fair shot at a better life.

From BBC

Russian TU-95MS strategic missile carriers and the Chinese air force's Xian H-6 strategic bombers were deployed, according to Russia.

From BBC

Hui-Chen Lu, professor and director of the Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science at IU, alongside graduate students Sen Yang and Zhen Xian Niou, found that nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyl transferase 2, or NMNAT2, provides energy to axons independent of the mitochondria.

From Science Daily