Shenzhen
//ˌʃəːnˈtʃən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
"Encyclopædia Britannica In 1979 Shenzhen was a small border city of some 30,000 inhabitants that served as a customs stop into mainland China from Hong Kong."
Example
More examples"A privately-built illegal temple-like structure is seen on the top of a 20-story residential block in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”).
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