Danjiangkou

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/ˈdɑnˈd͡ʒɑŋˈkoʊ//dæn-//d͡ʒæŋ-/

proper noun

A county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tan-chiang-k'ou

  1. A county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.

    The government has said 330,000 residents near Danjiangkou must move over 5 years from June, and it has promised them homes and farms elsewhere in Henan and Hubei provinces. The reservoir lies between these provinces, catching the Han and Dan Rivers.

    2009 February 27, Chris Buckley, “China's water scheme opens torrent of discontent”, in Megan Goldin, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2022, World News
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    2. Another hydroelectric project, this time at Tanchiangkou in Hupeh province, which includes a 900,000 kilowatt power station. China is rich in energy resources, having plentiful supplies of coal, oil, and water for hydroelectric schemes such as this.

    [1979, Harold C. Hinton, “China's foreign policy and national interest”, in Ray Bonds, editor, The Chinese War Machine: A technical analysis of the strategy and weapons of the People's Republic of China, New York: Crescent Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59

Origin

  1. Mandarin丹江口
  2. EnglishDanjiangkou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 丹江口
  • 丹江口 (daan¹ gong¹ hau²)county-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 丹江口
  • 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu)county-level city in central China
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APA

Danjiangkou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danjiangkou

MLA

“Danjiangkou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danjiangkou. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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