Rizhao

Ri·zhao
R1I1Z10H4A1O1

proper noun

A city in southeastern Shandong, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jih-chao · alternative Jihchao

  1. A city in southeastern Shandong, China.

    In China, authorities said they might soon shoot down an unidentified flying object over waters near the northern city of Rizhao, The South China Morning Post reported.

    2023 February 12, Daniel E. Slotnik, Amelia Nierenberg, “Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Destroys U.F.O.s”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023, Briefing
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    A video of tanks in China went viral on Monday 18 July, 2022, with social media users claiming it shows the Chinese government suppressing protesters in Henan over the ongoing banking scandals. However, the video was actually filmed in Rizhao City in Shandong Province and according to our sources, the tanks were deployed as part of military drills.

    2022 July 21, Yu-Hsiang Wang, “Did the Chinese government really deploy military tanks to suppress protesters in Henan province?”, in France 24, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2022

Origin

  1. Mandarin日照
  2. EnglishRizhao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日照 (Rìzhào).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 日照
  • 日照 (Rìzhào)city in southeastern Shandong province
Russian Жичжа́о
  • Жичжа́о (Žičžáo)city in southeastern Shandong province
Vietnamese Nhật Chiếu
  • Nhật Chiếucity in southeastern Shandong province
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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