Mizhi

Mi·zhi
M3I1Z10H4I1

proper noun

A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mi-chih · alternative Michih

  1. A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

    Zhao Zewei, 28, is accused of attacking 19 students near a middle school in Mizhi county in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi on April 27, the agency said.

    2018 May 29, Se Young Lee, “China charges suspect in school stabbing that killed nine”, in Clarence Fernandez, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 May 2022, Emerging Markets
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    Mizhi County, with a population of about 223,000, according to recent government figures, is a major cultural center in Shaanxi Province. It is said to be the birthplace of Diao Chan, a mythical figure who is known as one of the four legendary beauties of ancient China.

    2018 April 27, Javier C. Hernández, Iris Zhao, “Knife Attack at Chinese Middle School Leaves Seven Children Dead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2018, Asia Pacific

Origin

  1. Mandarin米脂
  2. EnglishMizhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 米脂 (Mǐzhī).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 米脂
  • 米脂 (mai⁵ zi¹)county
Chinese Mandarin 米脂
  • 米脂 (Mǐzhī)county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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