Meanings
alternative Ch'eng-te · alternative dated Chengte · alternative dated Chengteh
- A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
“This first wave of relocated companies are all highly polluting, high energy-consuming type businesses that will be a burden wherever they go, so at present the enthusiasm of Tianjin and Hebei to take them on isn’t high,” a district official from the Hebei city of Chengde told the newspaper.
2014 April 9, Austin Ramzy, “Beijing’s Neighbors Resist Transfer of Its Polluting Industries”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jul 20221 more example
The Hopei Provincial CCP Committee has decided to publicize throughout the province a self-examination report prepared by the Chengte Prefectural CCP Committee concerning its mistakes in persecuting Chengte Teachers School cadres and masses, thereby infringing on people's democracy and violating party discipline in the matter of handling the question of school premises.
[1978 November 9 [1978 November 4], “Hopei CCP Committee Achieves Return of School Premises”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 218, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Shihchiachuang Hopei Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page K 1 - A county of Chengde, Hebei, China.
Mr. Luo has a lot at stake. He is married and has an apartment and a mortgage back home in Chengde County in Hebei Province. His living is a good one for someone with a rural hukou. He is still making monthly payments equal to about $290 on his car and paying the same amount on his mortgage.
2016 December 21, Cao Li, “China’s New Ride-Hailing Rules Focus on Where Drivers Call Home”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2016
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 承德
- 承德prefecture-level city and county in Hebei
Chinese Mandarin 承德
- 承德 (Chéngdé)prefecture-level city and county in Hebei
Greek Τσένγκντε
- Τσένγκντε (Tséngknte)prefecture-level city and county in Hebei
Japanese 承徳
- 承徳 (Shōtoku)prefecture-level city and county in Hebei
Cite this entry
Chengde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chengde
“Chengde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chengde. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chengde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chengde.
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