Zhejiang

American  

[jœ-jyahng] / ˈdʒœˈdʒjɑŋ /

(Older Spelling) Chekiang

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in eastern China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Hangzhou.

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Zhejiang British  

/ ˈdʒɛˈdʒjæŋ /

noun

1. a province of E China: mountainous and densely populated; a cultural centre since the 12th century. Capital: Hangzhou. Pop: 46 800 000 (2003 est). Area: 102 000 sq km (39 780 sq miles)

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Zhejiang

The Swedish automaker, which is majority-owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, sold 148,239 cars in the period, down from 160,160 in the same three months the year prior, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Heavy rain was forecast on Monday for the provinces of Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the city of Shanghai.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

China's NMC issued a red typhoon alert -- its most severe warning -- on Sunday morning, forecasting "extraordinary torrential rain" in some areas of central and eastern Zhejiang.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Polestar, controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, had been seeking authorization from the Commerce Department to continue selling vehicles under a process laid out in the rule, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Bavi is expected to make landfall or bypass Taiwan on Saturday before hitting the coast of China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces that evening, state media reported.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026