Xiang
Britishnoun
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a river in SE central China, rising in NE Guangxi and flowing northeast and north to Dongting Lake. Length: about 1150 km (715 miles)
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a river in S China, rising in SE Yunnan and flowing generally east to the Hongxiu (the upper course of the Xi River). Length: about 800 km (500 miles)
Example Sentences
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Part of the pressure comes from parents who also see their child as their only hope for the future, says renowned Chinese sociologist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Xiang Biao.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Bavi is characterised by high intensity and substantial energy, and it has maintained super typhoon status for a prolonged period," Xiang said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Working alongside University of Michigan astronomy professor Jon Miller, Xiang previously showed that winds from NGC 4151's accretion disk can reach speeds high enough to eject material from the system.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
Xiang joked that she was following the first commandment of going analog: “Touch grass.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Huang Yan and the team members tracked and monitored Xiang Xiang, and they could tell that he started out successfully: building a den, foraging for food.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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