Haibei

Hai·bei
H4A1I1B3E1I1

proper noun

A Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.

OriginMandarin 海北 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.

    A Tibetan-nationality woman cadre in (Tolien) commune, Chilien County, Haipei Tibetan Autonomous Chou, fearing no hardships, made a 4-day journey on horseback to register for college enrollment in the county seat.

    [1972 August 23 [1972 August 19], “Tsinghai Stresses Enrollment Procedures for Colleges”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 165, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sining Tsinghai Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Northwest Region, page H 4
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    "Party organizations of Haipei Tibetan Autonomous District integrated the study of the New Year editorial and conducted political-ideological education among old party members and intellectuals who have applied for the party membership."

    [1971 January 13 [1971 January 3], “Tsinghai Populace Studies, Implements Joint Editorial”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 8, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sining Tsinghai Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Communist China: Northwest Region, page H 2

    In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers gather at the site of a coal mine accident in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern China’s Qinghai Province, on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. A team of 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts on Sunday were trying to reach 19 coal miners trapped in the flooded mine in the northwestern Qinghai province. (Wu Gang/Xinhua via AP)

    2021 August 15, “Flooded coal mine in China’s Qinghai kills 1, strands 19”, in AP News, sourced from BEIJING (AP), archived from the original on 20 Sep 2021

Origin

  1. Mandarin海北
  2. EnglishHaibei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 海北 (Hǎiběi).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 海北
  • 海北Tibetan autonomous prefecture
Chinese Mandarin 海北
  • 海北 (Hǎiběi)Tibetan autonomous prefecture

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Beihai
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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