Suqian

Su·qian
S1U1Q10I1A1N1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sutsien · alternative Su-ch'ien

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

    Leading members of party organizations at all levels in Suchien County, Kiangsu, have taken the lead in studying and applying the new party Constitution.

    [1970 July 9 [1970 June 17], “Kiangsu Party Activity”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 132, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Nanking Kiangsu Provincial, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, East Region, page C 11
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    Coaches begin identifying prospects during regular visits to local elementary schools. Consider that in just one city — Suqian, in Jiangsu Province — every government district was asked to assess children from the ages of 8 to 13 and select candidates for sports schools.

    2008 August 3, Jim Yardley, “The State Requests That Citizen Liu Win Gold”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018, Play Magazine

    According to a copy of the Feb. 9 appeal ruling seen by Reuters, Suyu District Intermediate Court in the city of Suqian said the description resulted from "perceptual differences" and was not a factual error, upholding a judgment made in September last year.

    2021 February 26, Pak Yiu, Gabriel Crossley, “Chinese court backs publisher of textbook calling homosexuality 'psychological disorder'”, in Karishma Singh, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2021, China

Origin

  1. Mandarin宿遷 /宿迁
  2. EnglishSuqian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿遷 /宿迁 (Sùqiān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 宿遷 /宿迁
  • 宿遷 /宿迁 (suk¹ cin¹)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Chinese Mandarin 宿遷 /宿迁
  • 宿遷 /宿迁 (Sùqiān)a prefecture-level city in eastern China
Hungarian Szucsien
  • Szucsiena prefecture-level city in eastern China
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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