Zhangjiakou

American  

[jahng-jyah-koh] / ˈdʒɑŋˈdʒyɑˈkoʊ /

(Wade-Giles) Changchiak'ou

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in northwestern Hebei province, in northeastern China: capital of the former Qahar province.

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Zhangjiakou British  

/ ˈdʒæŋˈdʒjækəʊ /

noun

1. Former names: Wanchüan.   Kalgan.  a city in NE China, in NW Hebei province: a military centre, controlling the route to Mongolia, under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Pop: 973 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

This year’s Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, China, and in two areas northwest of Beijing, Yangqing and Zhangjiakou.

From NewsForKids.net

Charles Wang runs a small travel company with eight employees in Zhangjiakou, in northern China.

From New York Times

Zhangjiakou and Chengde, cities in the same province, also broke temperature records for June, according to CCTV.

From Reuters

Since her transplant, which was successful, in late November, Ms. Guo has been taking it easy back at home in Zhangjiakou.

From New York Times

“If the transplant is not successful, all the money we spent will be wasted, all the pain I endured will be wasted, and we will have to start over again,” said Ms. Guo, who had traveled 125 miles to Beijing from the northern city of Zhangjiakou.

From New York Times