Shanhaiguan

Shan·hai·guan
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proper noun

A district of Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.
    1 more example

    Close to highway and railway lines, the land may be used for the development of scientific research projects, electronics, foodstuffs and other industries and goods storage. For example, an eight-hectare piece to be leased out by the Shanhaiguan Economic and Technological Development Zone is 3 km to the east of the Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao City, 6.5 km from the city’s airport and 4 km from the railway station and the Beijing-Shenyang Highway is nearby.

    1991 June 17-23, Yao Jianguo, “Hebei to Lease Land-Use Rights”, in Beijing Review, volume 34, number 24, →ISSN, →OCLC, Business/Trade, pages 27–28

Origin

  1. Mandarin山海關 /山海关
  2. EnglishShanhaiguan

From Mandarin 山海關 /山海关 (Shānhǎiguān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 山海關 /山海关
  • 山海關 /山海关 (saan¹ hoi² gwaan¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 山海關 /山海关
  • 山海關 /山海关 (Shānhǎiguān)district
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