Maojian

Mao·jian
M3A1O1J8I1A1N1

noun

A type of green tea.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

Maojian1

noun

alternative Mao-chien · alternative maojian

  1. A type of green tea.

Maojian2

proper noun

alternative Mao-chien · alternative maojian

  1. A district of Shiyan, Hubei, China.

    In 1996, Li Mingzhao and Chen Zhen's 4-year-old son, known as Pengpeng, disappeared while he was at work with his father in the Maojian district in Shiyan, reported state-run CCTV.

    2018 May 10, Christina Zhao, “Couple Reunited With Son 22 Years After He Was Abducted by Father's Co-worker”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 10 May 2018
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    Prior to his apprehension, the offender (Li Chaolin), was manager of the Marketing Department under Shiyan City's (Wuyan) motor car fittings plant and director of the (Maojian) District Office of Finance.

    1987 April 16 [1987 April 14], “Hubei Executes Official for Corruption, Bribery”, in Daily Report: China, volume I, number 073, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Wuhan Hubei Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page P 3

    Li Chaolin [2621 6389 2651], deputy director of the economic committee of Maojian District in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, who was once a household name in the press, on television and on radio, was imprisoned for misappropriating public monies and goods valued at a total of over 60,000 yuan and for receiving as bribes high-quality consumer goods valued at over 20,000 yuan.

    1988 May 26 [1988 March 16], Mao Shuzheng, “'Guarding Against Others' and 'Guarding Against Oneself'”, in Red Flag, number 6, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing HONGQI [RED FLAG], translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, page 41, column 2

Origin

Maojian · noun

  1. Mandarin毛尖
  2. EnglishMaojian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 毛尖 (máojiān).

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Maojian · proper noun

  1. Mandarin茅箭
  2. EnglishMaojian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 茅箭 (Máojiàn).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毛尖, 茅箭
  • 毛尖 (máojiān)tea
  • 茅箭 (Máojiàn)district in central China
Cite this entry
APA

Maojian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maojian

MLA

“Maojian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maojian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maojian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maojian.

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