Baoshan

Bao·shan
B3A1O1S1H4A1N1
/baʊ.ʃæn/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

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Meanings

Baoshan1

proper noun

alternative Pao-shan

  1. A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

    Synonyms: Yung-ch'ang

Baoshan2

proper noun

alternative Pao-shan

  1. historicalA hill in Shanghai, China.
  2. A district of Shanghai, China.

    The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge.

    2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2017
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    The Times found and analyzed three different angles of videos capturing a demonstration in late March in a community called Datang Huayuan, in Shanghai’s Baoshan District. In one video, a large group of people gathered outside. “We want supplies!” one woman yelled into a bullhorn. “We want to survive!” Videos of the incident have since been taken down from Weibo, the popular Twitter-like platform.

    2022 April 29, Agnes Chang, Amy Qin, Isabelle Qian, Amy Chang Chien, “Under Lockdown in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2022
  3. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

Origin

Baoshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin保山
  2. EnglishBaoshan

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).

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Baoshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin寶山 /宝山
  2. EnglishBaoshan

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 寶山 /宝山
  • 寶山 /宝山 (bou² saan¹)district of Shanghai, China
Chinese Mandarin 保山, 寶山 /宝山
  • 保山 (Bǎoshān)prefecture-level city in China
  • 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān)district of Shanghai, China

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Baoshan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baoshan

MLA

“Baoshan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baoshan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baoshan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baoshan.

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