Yinchuan

American  

[yin-chwahn] / ˈyɪnˈtʃwɑn /

Wade-Giles, Yinch'uan;

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Ningxia Hui region, in N China.

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Yinchuan British  

/ ˈjɪnˈtʃwɑːn /

noun

1. a city in N central China, capital of Ningxia, on the Yellow River. Pop: 642 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

A gas leak is suspected to have caused the explosion in Yinchuan city on Wednesday night local time.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

The explosion hit the two-story restaurant in Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia region, at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, when it was busy with customers eating lamb kebabs and other dishes cooked on gas burners.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

After hundreds of eagle-eyed consumers put down reservation fees of 911 yuan, Porsche acknowledged the dealership in the northern city of Yinchuan had uploaded information containing “a serious mistake in the listed retail price.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

The southern city of Changsha in Hunan province and northwestern Yinchuan in the Ningxia autonomous region also reported one case each for Oct.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2021

These days, Du fears that Trump’s actions could threaten the gains made in the provincial capital, Yinchuan, where a subway is being built and unemployment has decreased.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2018