Meanings
- A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Zhai Zhenfeng, former director of the housing bureau in Erqi District in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, was found guilty of embezzling 37 million yuan (6 million U.S. dollars) of public funds, according to the Zhenzhou^([sic – meaning Zhengzhou]) Intermediate People's Court.
2014 December 18, Ben Blanchard, Sui-Lee Wee, “Housing official jailed 25 yrs over corruption”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2014; republished as Clarence Fernandez, Robert Birsel, editors, China police chief who let off drunk son charged with graft, Reuters, 18 December 2014, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2023, Top News3 more examples
Comrade Hou Zongbin came to the environmental sanitation transfer station on (Ninggong) Road, Erqi District, and warmly clasped hands with two workers (Chu Yuwen) and (Zhao Dongfang), voicing his thanks to more than 2,400 environmental sanitation workers throughout the city, including these two, who had been working so hard that the people in the provincial capital could enjoy a happy, civilized, and peaceful Spring Festival, and wishing them good health and family happiness.
1991 February 21 [1991 February 15], “Hou Zongbin Visits Grass-Roots Workers”, in Daily Report: China, number 91-035, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Zhengzhou Henan Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, Regional Affairs, page 39, column 1Zheng Jianjun, the man offering the reward, is a self-employed truck driver from Yangduo, a village in the Erqi District of Zhengzhou.[…] Zhu Guanjun, chief of the political section of Erqi District Branch of Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau told Beijing Today, “To push investigation work by economical tools is a good thing.[…] In response to the pressure of public opinion, the Erqi District Branch of Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau has formed a special work team to re-investigate Zheng Yanshuan’s case.
2004 May 21, Chu Meng, “Papers Say 'No' to 200,000 Yuan Reward Ad”, in Beijing Today, number 155, →OCLC, page 1, columns 1, 2, 5Erqi District of Zhengzhou City is located in the southwest of Zhengzhou City, the capital of Henan Province.[…] Erqi District has the advantage of location development. It is the commercial and trade center of Zhengzhou City and an important transportation hub. Erqi District has a long history and rich culture.
2020, Dina Pei, Dongming Bao, “Decision-Making Power and Top-Level Design of Regional Promotion of Basic Education”, in Zhenjun Yao, transl., Constructing a Future Development Model for China’s Basic Education, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 162
Origin
- Mandarin二七
- EnglishErqi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 二七 (Èrqī, literally “February Seventh”).
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Chinese Cantonese 二七
- 二七district
Chinese Mandarin 二七
- 二七 (Èrqī)district
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Erqi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erqi
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