Changjiang

Chang·jiang
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/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈd͡ʒ(j)æŋ//d͡ʒi.æŋ//(ˈ)t͡ʃɑŋˈd͡ʒiɑŋ/

proper noun

A district of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Li autonomous county in Hainan, China.

    This inconspicuous project is located in Changjiang county, on Hainan province’s northwest coast, right next to China’s southernmost nuclear plant: the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant. Transport vehicles carrying materials come and go, raising clouds of dust along the road leading to the plant.

    2023 December 9, Dannie Peng, “Small modular nuclear reactors: how China and the US are poles apart in energy ambitions”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2023, Science

Origin

  1. Mandarin昌江
  2. EnglishChangjiang

From Mandarin 昌江 (Chāngjiāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 昌江
  • 昌江 (coeng¹ gong¹)district; Li autonomous county
Chinese Mandarin 昌江
  • 昌江 (Chāngjiāng)district; Li autonomous county
Cite this entry
APA

Changjiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changjiang

MLA

“Changjiang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changjiang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Changjiang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changjiang.

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