Changyang

Chang·yang
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/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/

proper noun

A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ch'ang-yang

  1. A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.

    CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses.

    1978 October, Hsiang-Kuan Chin, “A Barefoot Doctor Describes His Work”, in Medical Care for China's Millions, Peking, →OCLC, page 8
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    The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years.

    1888, Augustine Henry, “Chinese Names of Plants”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume XXII, Shanghai, page 233

    For example, a post dated May 4 on the official WeChat account of the Changyang Tujia Autonomous County police force said the company attracted new “members” by claiming they could earn rebates by spending a certain amount of money.

    2023 May 17, Wynna Wong, “Hong Kong shopping spree for 2,000-strong mainland China tour group as some locals complain about disturbance to daily life”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2023, Hong Kong economy

Origin

  1. Mandarin長陽 /长阳
  2. EnglishChangyang

From Mandarin 長陽 /长阳 (Chángyáng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 長陽 /长阳
  • 長陽 /长阳Tujia autonomous county in central China
Chinese Mandarin 長陽 /长阳
  • 長陽 /长阳 (Chángyáng)Tujia autonomous county in central China
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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