Meanings
Wuwei1
- A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.
Now this old-new part of China is having a boom. Building is going on apace in the cities of Wuwei, Changyeh, and Kiuchuan of the Corridor.
1945 June, Walter C. Lowdermilk, “China Fights Erosion with U. S. Aid”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume LXXXVII, number 6, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 663, column 21 more example
But halfway back, he learned that there had been a change in dynasties and decided he would be better off staying where he was. And so Lu Kuang set up his own Silk Road kingdom at Wuwei in the middle of the Kansu Corridor.
2016, Bill Porter, The Silk Road: Taking the Bus to Pakistan, Counterpoint, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
Wuwei2
- A county-level city of Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Two children walk on a flooded playground at a school in Wuwei county, east China's Anhui province August 28, 2007.
2007 August 29, “Predictions off for global warming flood risk”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2023, Pictures1 more example
The broad revolutionary masses of Wuwei County, Anhwei, with high class consciousness, have been and continue to do a fine job in preparing themselves ideologically, organizationally, and materially to fight against flooding to insure the safety of the great Wuwei embankment.
1969 July 11 [1969 July 9], “Anhwei Prepares for Yangtze River Flooding”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 133, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hofei Anhwei Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Communist China: East Region, page C 3
Origin
Wuwei · proper noun
- Mandarin武威
- EnglishWuwei
From Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Wuwei · proper noun
- Mandarin無為 /无为
- EnglishWuwei
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 武威, 無為 /无为
- 武威 (mou⁵ wai¹)prefecture-level city
- 無為 /无为 (mou⁴ wai⁴)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 武威, 無為 /无为
- 武威 (Wǔwēi)prefecture-level city
- 無為 /无为 (Wúwéi)county-level city
Cite this entry
Wuwei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuwei
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