Fuqing

Fu·qing
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/ˌfuːˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

proper noun

A county-level city of Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Fooching · alternative archaic Futsing · alternative Fuching · alternative Fu-ch'ing

  1. A county-level city of Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

    The 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) sea bridge will connect Pingtan Island, located in the Taiwan Strait, to Fuqing, a city on the main landmass of eastern Fujian Province,[…]

    2007 October 13, “China to build sea bridge to 5th-largest island”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2022, World News
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    Yang Fengqin, an 87-year-old grandmother from the coastal city of Fuqing, in Fujian Province, has lived with one of her sons for 50 years and still heads to the market each day to buy ingredients for meals she cooks for him and a grandson.

    2012 October 1, Alex Frew McMillan, Eveline Danubrata, “Old Age in China Is a Fledgling Business Opportunity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2012, Global Business

    The reactor, located in the city of Fuqing city in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was designed to have a 60-year lifespan, with its core equipment domestically produced.

    2021 January 30, “China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021

    Synonyms: Hokchia, Hockchia, Hokchiang

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA county-level city of Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin福清
  2. EnglishFuqing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 福清
  • 福清 (fuk¹ cing¹)county-level city in Fujian
Chinese Mandarin 福清
  • 福清 (Fúqīng)county-level city in Fujian
Hungarian Fucsing
  • Fucsingcounty-level city in Fujian
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fuqing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fuqing.

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