Yichang

(Wade-Giles) I·chang

[yee-chahng]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a port in southwestern Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.

Yichang

/ ˈjiːˈtʃæŋ /

noun

1. a port in S central China, in Hubei province on the Yangtze River 1600 km (1000 miles) from the East China Sea: the Three Gorges dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, is nearby. Pop: 724 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Former Compton City Councilmember Isaac Galvan and his client Yichang Bai were arrested in September 2023 on a federal grand jury indictment alleging they paid $70,000 in bribes to Pacheco in exchange for his support for W&F International Corp.’s marijuana permits.

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Also arrested was Arcadia business owner Yichang Bai, on whose behalf Galvan allegedly brokered the bribes.

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In Yichang, rain triggered a landslide that buried a construction site and killed at least one person.

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In the central city of Yichang, in Hubei province, heavy rain triggered a landslide Saturday that buried a highway construction site and killed one person.

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Five people were injured, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the executive deputy mayor of Yichang, Ye Yang.

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