Linfen

Lin·fen
L1I1N1F4E1N1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lin-fen

  1. A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China.

    Headquarters of the Second War Zone was at that time at Linfen, a sizable city on the railway in the southern half of Shansi, jammed now with soldiers, officials and refugees from the North.

    1938, Anna Louise Strong, One-Fifth of Mankind, New York: Modern Age Books, →OCLC, page 121
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    The village is on the outskirts of Linfen, an industrial city of 4.4 million which was once ranked among the world’s most heavily polluted cities, a consequence of the unregulated boom of steel and other industries locating factories close to their fuel source. Like much of northeastern China, even this region has enjoyed an unusual respite from the smog.

    2018 February 10, Steven Lee Myers, “In China’s Coal Country, a Ban Brings Blue Skies and Cold Homes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2018, Asia Pacific

    China coal hub Linfen in central province Shanxi, one of the most polluted cities in the nation, plans to extend its winter restrictions on heavy industries to the end of the third quarter this year as it strives to meet air quality targets.

    2019 April 15, Muyu Xu, David Stanway, “China coal hub Linfen to extend anti-pollution curbs to third quarter: draft plan”, in Tom Hogue, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2019, Sustainable Business

Origin

  1. Mandarin臨汾 /临汾
  2. EnglishLinfen

From Mandarin 臨汾 /临汾 (Línfén).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 臨汾 /临汾
  • 臨汾 /临汾 (lam⁴ fan⁴)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 臨汾 /临汾
  • 臨汾 /临汾 (Línfén)prefecture-level city
Cite this entry
APA

Linfen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linfen

MLA

“Linfen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linfen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linfen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linfen.

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