Pingzhen

Ping·zhen
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proper noun

A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pingchen · alternative Pingjhen

  1. A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.

    On April 30, this construction site for a parking lot for a park in Taoyuan City's Pingzhen District suddenly collapsed.

    桃園文化公園停車場工程坍塌 1死2傷

    2020 May 1, C. Chuang, “Worker Killed in Taoyuan Construction Accident [桃園文化公園停車場工程坍塌 1死2傷]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2023
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    Authorities in Taoyuan are searching for a non-native baboon, possibly a chacma baboon, which has been spotted several times in the city's Pingzhen District over the past 12 days and was most recently seen in the coastal district of Xinwu.

    2023 March 23, Yeh Chen, Kuo Hsuan-wen, Tseng Yi-ning, Matthew Mazzetta, “Sightings of non-native baboon reported in Taoyuan”, in Focus Taiwan, sourced from Taipei, CNA, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2023, Society

Origin

  1. Mandarin平鎮 /平镇
  2. EnglishPingzhen

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平鎮 /平镇 (Píngzhèn).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 平鎮 /平镇
  • 平鎮 /平镇 (ping⁴ zan³)district
Chinese Mandarin 平鎮 /平镇
  • 平鎮 /平镇 (Píngzhèn)district

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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