Yaodu

Yao·du
Y4A1O1D2U1

proper noun

A district of Linfen, Shanxi, China.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Linfen, Shanxi, China.

    On November 25, the Yaodu District Court convicted Yang and her husband of “illegal occupation of farmland” and “gathering a mob to create a traffic disturbance.”

    2014 February 11, “Pastor Yang Rongli”, in THE WORLDWIDE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, page 55
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    In Beilu Village of Liucun Town in Yaodu District, Linfen, abnormal illnesses continued to emerge, as a result of clusters of highly-polluting enterprises mushrooming in the vicinity.

    2009, Zhang Yulin, “China's War on its Environment and Farmers' Rights: A Study of Shanxi Province”, in Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China: Chinese and Canadian Perspectives, University of Ottawa Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 166

    Zhe Jiang Dong Ri Ltd Co * Says it signs agreement on international agricultural products logistics park project with local government of Yaodu District, Linfen City and a Zhejiang-based firm

    2018 January 3, “Zhe Jiang Dong Ri signs agreement on international agricultural products logistics park project”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2024, Markets

    On May 13, the day before Mother's Day, believers from urban and pastoral areas celebrated the formation of the women’s fellowship at Yaodu District Church in Linfen City.

    2023 May 18, Zhang Xiaohua, “Shanxi Church Establishes Women's Fellowship”, in China Christian Daily, archived from the original on 21 May 2023

Origin

  1. Mandarin堯都 /尧都
  2. EnglishYaodu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 堯都 /尧都.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 堯都 /尧都
  • 堯都 /尧都district
Chinese Mandarin 堯都 /尧都
  • 堯都 /尧都district
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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