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

Yayang church, in the Wenzhou area of Zhejiang province, is one of China's unregistered churches that emerged as an alternative to places of worship regulated and approved by Beijing.

From Barron's

Last October the United States condemned the detention of almost 30 leaders of the unregistered Zion Church across seven cities, including in Beijing, Shanghai, and Zhejiang.

From Barron's

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is likely to make an announcement about a U.S. expansion within the next 24 to 36 months, said Ash Sutcliffe, Geely’s global communications chief.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Swedish automaker, which is majority-owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, sold 75,049 cars in the month, up from 73,804 in the same month the year prior, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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