Linzhi

Lin·zhi
L1I1N1Z10H4I1

proper noun

Synonym of Nyingchi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Linchih

  1. Synonym of Nyingchi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    On Tuesday, we visited the town of Nyingchi, also known as Linzhi.

    2016 September 16, Simon Denyer, “Tibet is harder to visit than North Korea. But I got in and streamed live on Facebook.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2016, World
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    The three cleanest cities, in order, were all in the far west: Linzhi in Tibet, Lijiang in Yunnan Province and Altay in Xinjiang.

    2015 April 21, Edward Wong, “Hundreds of Chinese Cities Don’t Meet Air Standards, Report Finds”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2015, Asia Pacific

    The disease was found in two counties and one district of the city of Linzhi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement; Linzhi is in southeastern Tibet near the border with India.

    2019 April 8, Tom Daly, “China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Tibet”, in Richard Pullin, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2024, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

    Synonyms: Nyingchi

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Nyingchi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin林芝
  2. EnglishLinzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 林芝 (Línzhī).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 林芝
  • 林芝 (lam⁴ zi¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 林芝
  • 林芝 (Línzhī)Translations
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Linzhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linzhi

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

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

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