Zhejiang

American  

[jœ-jyahng] / ˈdʒœˈdʒyɑŋ /

(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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Example Sentences

Volvo Car and its Chinese owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group founded Polestar as a standalone electric-vehicle maker before listing the company on Nasdaq through a special-purpose acquisition company merger in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, owned by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, has spent $400 million on a processing plant that should be operational in the coming weeks, its representative Patience Chizodza told state broadcaster ZBC.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Those that set their sights lower included major manufacturing powerhouses Guangdong and Zhejiang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

One mother in Zhejiang province, who wished to remain unidentified for fear of repercussions, said she used an AI chatbot to create a lesson plan on recycling for her nine-year-old homeschooled son.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

The Swedish automaker, which is majority-owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, sold 60,244 cars in November, down from 66,977 in the same month the year prior, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025