Qinshui

Qin·shui
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proper noun

A county of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.

    Chao Shu-li was a native of Chinshui County, Shansi Province.

    [1959, Ting Yi, “Literature in the Liberated Areas of the Path of Socialist Realism”, in A Short History of Modern Chinese Literature, Kennikat Press, published 1970, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 254
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    The PEOPLE'S DAILY today frontpages a report introducing the experience of Chinshui county, Shansi, in developing diversified economy.[…] Chinshui county is a hilly region with favorable conditions for developing a diversified economy.

    [1965 August 3 [1965 July 19], “Not Only for 'Pocket Money'”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, volume I, number 148, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA Domestic Service, translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, Communist China: National Affairs, page CCC 1

    Li Shih-chün had connections with the judicial section of the puppet hsien government in Ch'in-shui. A few days later, the judicial section of the hsien government dispatched a runner to Wang-chai Village to summon Hsü Yin-yüan to appear before the court in Ch’in-shui.

    [1976, “A Cave with Two Entrances”, in Sidney L. Greenblatt, editor, The People of Taihang, White Plains, NY: International Arts and Sciences Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 84

    First-phase liquefaction and storage facilities are in Qinshui county, Shanxi province while the second phase is in nearby Yangcheng county.

    2008 April 21, Eric Ng, “China Leason budgets 200m yuan to expand gas liquefaction”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023

Origin

  1. Mandarin沁水
  2. EnglishQinshui

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁水.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 沁水
  • 沁水county
Chinese Mandarin 沁水
  • 沁水county
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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