Meanings
Pudong1
alternative Pootung · alternative P'u-tung · alternative Putung
- A new area in Shanghai, China.
Where just 20 years ago there were rice paddies, now stands the new and ultramodern Pudong financial district and its imposing office towers. On Puxi, across the river, is the Bund, a collection of stately Art Deco buildings from the 1920s and '30s that call to mind old parts of New York or London.
2004 June 2, Alexandra A. Seno, “DOING BUSINESS : Shanghai seizes the gilded, glitzy day”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2024, Style2 more examples
Pudong is an important district of Shanghai. Over the past decade, it has made resounding achievements with its speedy economic development, which has in turn promoted the development of Shanghai as a whole and established its own position and image. Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin praised Pudong as “an epitome of Shanghai’s modernization drive and a symbol of Chinas reform and opening-up.” As the Chief of Pudong New Area, I can proudly say that Pudong deserves such praise.
2007, Xuebing Zhang, “Foreword”, in Shanghai Pudong, →ISBN, →OCLC, page ixChina will support the development of offshore yuan trading in Shanghai, and will explore yuan futures trading, as part of efforts to further reform and open up the city’s Pudong New Area, according to guidelines published on Thursday by China’s State Council, or cabinet.[...] China will also help Pudong become a high-tech hub, with a focus on areas such as semiconductor, life science and artificial intelligence (AI).
2021 July 15, Samuel Shen, Emily Chow, “China to crack down on use of leanness enhancers in cattle and sheep”, in Alistair Bell, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021
Pudong2
- A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.
Origin
Pudong · proper noun
- Mandarin浦東 /浦东
- EnglishPudong
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 浦東 /浦东 (Pǔdōng, literally “East Bank”), derived from its position east of the Huangpu River.
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Pudong · proper noun
- KankanaeyPudong
- EnglishPudong
Borrowed from Kankanaey Pudong. See that for more info.
More words from Kankanaey
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 浦東 /浦东
- 浦東 /浦东Large district of Shanghai, China
Chinese Mandarin 浦東 /浦东
- 浦東 /浦东 (Pǔdōng)Large district of Shanghai, China
Cite this entry
Pudong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pudong
“Pudong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pudong. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pudong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pudong.
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