Chengbei

Cheng·bei
C3H4E1N1G2B3E1I1
/t͡ʃɛŋ.beɪ//t͡ʃʌŋ-//t͡ʃɑŋ-//t͡ʃæŋ-/

proper noun

A district of Xining, Qinghai, China.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

Chengbei1

Chengbei2

proper noun

alternative Ch’eng-pei

  1. An oil field in the Bohai Sea, China.

    The Chengbei oil field contains reserves adequate to produce at a peak rate of 10,000 barrels per day.

    1986, Shengzhen Zhao, “Energy and Society”, in Stephen E. Guisinger, editor, The United States and China: A New Era in Economic Relations, Auburn House Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 23
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    (The Chengbei oilfield in the western Bohai Sea covered a small area of 24 km2.)[...]The issue of contractual format did not arise with regard to Chengbei because there was no risk in developing a previously verified oilfield.

    1984, Chae-Jin Lee, China and Japan: New Economic Diplomacy, Hoover Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 84–85

    In February 1980 another agreement was signed between the two countries for the development of the Chengbei oil field in the western Bohai Gulf where the Chinese had done earlier exploration work.

    1990, Alfred K. Ho, Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China: Can Capitalism and Communism Coexist?, Praeger, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 61

Origin

Chengbei · proper noun

  1. Mandarin城北
  2. EnglishChengbei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 城北 (Chéngběi).

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Chengbei · proper noun

  1. Mandarin埕北
  2. EnglishChengbei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 埕北.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 城北, 埕北
  • 城北a subdistrict in central China; a village in central China
  • 埕北oil field
Chinese Mandarin 城北, 埕北
  • 城北 (Chéngběi)a subdistrict in central China; a village in central China
  • 埕北 (Chéngběi)oil field

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

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

Chicago

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