Pudong

Pu·dong
P3U1D2O1N1G2

proper noun

A new area in Shanghai, China.

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Meanings

Pudong1

proper noun

alternative Pootung · alternative P'u-tung · alternative Putung

  1. 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, Style
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    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 ix

    China 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

Origin

Pudong · proper noun

  1. Mandarin浦東 /浦东
  2. 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.

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Pudong · proper noun

  1. KankanaeyPudong
  2. EnglishPudong

Borrowed from Kankanaey Pudong. See that for more info.

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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
APA

Pudong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pudong

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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