Zhoushan

Zhou·shan
Z10H4O1U1S1H4A1N1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, China.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Cheuxan · alternative Chusan · alternative Chou-shan · alternative Choushan

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

    Because of the presence of the military, unrest at Hanchow factories was put down, but reports of resistance have continued to come from other points of the province, including Ningpo, Choushan, Taichou and Wenchou.

    Free China Weekly

    [1975 October 5, L. Chen, “Proletariat against proletarian rule”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XVI, number 39, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 4
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    The Choushan Archipelago of Chekiang, visited by both the cold and warm currents, is rich in fishes of cold- and warm-water origin which come in search of the nutritious food washed down by the Yangtse and Chientang waters. Choushan is now China’s biggest fishing ground.

    A Concise Geography of China

    [1964, 任育地 [Jen Yu-ti], “Seas”, in 中国地理概述 [A Concise Geography of China], Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 46

    The meeting began in a stark, white-tiled lecture hall on the largest island of the Chinese archipelago of Zhoushan, where the East China Sea meets the Yangtze Delta. The sole decoration was a greeting written in English in multicolored chalk on the blackboard: “Welcome Parents and Students.” It was to be my first parents meeting at Zhoushan’s most elite high school.

    当美国教育方法遇到中国应试制度

    2015 October 29, David Metz, “Teaching the Common Core in China [当美国教育方法遇到中国应试制度]”, in The New York Times (Education Life section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2015

    Communist forces, in spite of naval and air inferiority, succeeded in overwhelming the Nationalist base on Hainan Island during February-May 1950, the Zhoushan Archipelago during May 1950, and Tatan Island as late as July 1950.

    2021, Bruce A. Elleman, Taiwan Straits Standoff: 70 Years of PRC-Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions, Anthem Press, →ISBN, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Mandarin舟山
  2. EnglishZhoushan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舟山 (Zhōushān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 舟山
  • 舟山 (zau¹ saan¹)prefecture-level city in China
Chinese Mandarin 舟山
  • 舟山 (Zhōushān)prefecture-level city in China

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