Zaozhuang

Zao·zhuang
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/zaʊˈʒwaŋ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Shandong, China.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tsaochuang · alternative Tsao-chuang · alternative Tsaochwang

  1. A prefecture-level city of Shandong, China.

    Japanese forces have launched a sweeping counter-offensive in South Shantung, which has brought some forces already to the outskirts of Tsaochwang and Yihsien.

    [1938 April 22, F. Tillman Durdin, “JAPANESE PIERCE INTO YIHSIEN AREA; At Outskirts of Beleaguered Town in Wide Offensive Aiming at Suchow CHINESE MASS 200,000 Foes Put at 100,000 in Drive That May Be Crucial--Other Forces Gird Southward Chinese Strengthen Defense Chinese "Nazis" Back Chiang Japanese Bombardment Heavy Seeks Damages From Japan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2018, page 10
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    By early evening Thursday, the pollution level in Shanghai was hovering at 340. At least 16 other cities in four provinces in eastern China were also reporting pollution levels over 300. In Zaozhuang, a city of nearly four million in Shandong Province, the pollution index hit 500, the maximum reading on the Chinese scale.

    2013 December 5, Austin Ramzy, “Air Pollution Shrouds Eastern China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2022, Sinosphere

    The provincial government will support the cities of Jinan and Qingdao to develop companies engaged in raw material production and battery assembly based on the needs of regional new energy vehicle makers. It will also support cities such as Zaozhuang and Jining in lithium battery manufacturing and energy storage projects.

    2024 July 8, Liz Lee, Beijing newsroom, “China's Shandong province plans $14 bln lithium battery industry by 2025”, in Kim Coghill, Christopher Cushing, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2024, Commodities

Origin

  1. Mandarin棗莊 /枣庄
  2. EnglishZaozhuang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棗莊 /枣庄 (Zǎozhuāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 棗莊 /枣庄
  • 棗莊 /枣庄 (zou² zong¹)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 棗莊 /枣庄
  • 棗莊 /枣庄 (Zǎozhuāng)prefecture-level city
Cite this entry
APA

Zaozhuang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaozhuang

MLA

“Zaozhuang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaozhuang. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zaozhuang,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaozhuang.

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