Zhenjiang

Zhen·jiang
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/ˈdʒʌnˈdʒjæŋ//dʒɛnˈdʒjaŋ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chinkiang · alternative Chen-chiang

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

    In the second week of April, clashes between CCP and KMT affiliates became more violent. Interunion fights broke out in Canton, and in Chenchiang, Kiangsu, riots between unions left 150 dead and wounded.

    [1976, Donald A. Jordan, “The Party Divided”, in The Northern Expedition: China's National Revolution of 1926-1928, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 123
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    The two Americans, Jacob Harlan and Alyssa Petersen, were detained late last month and are being held in Zhenjiang, a town in Jiangsu Province, according to GoFundMe pages set up by friends and relatives.

    2019 October 17, Amy Qin, “China Detains 2 Americans Amid Growing Scrutiny of Foreigners”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2019, Asia Pacific

    Synonyms: Chenkong

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin鎮江 /镇江
  2. EnglishZhenjiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 鎮江 /镇江
  • 鎮江 /镇江 (zan³ gong¹)a city in China
Chinese Mandarin 鎮江 /镇江
  • 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng)a city in China
Hungarian Csencsiang
  • Csencsianga city in China
Japanese 鎮江
  • 鎮江 (Chinkō)a city in China
Korean 전장
  • 전장 (Jeonjang)a city in China
Russian Чжэньцзя́н
  • Чжэньцзя́н (Čžɛnʹczján)a city in China
Vietnamese Trấn Giang
  • Trấn Gianga city in China
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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