Meanings
- A town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
A nurse of the Dunhuang medical community gives a patient an intravenous injection at the central hospital of Zhuanqukou town, Dunhuang city, Gansu province, Nov 27, 2018
2018 November 28, “Dunhuang medical community improves treatment”, in State Council of the People's Republic of China, archived from the original on 24 May 20214 more examples
Generally, the water level had a rising trend in the north of Huangqu town and Zhuanqukou town and along both sides of Dang river, but the level in the east and west of Danghe had a[...]
2011, Juncang Yang, Zhiheng Li, “The dynamic trends and prevention countermeasures of groundwater in Danghe irrigation, Dunhuang basin”, in 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection, →DOI, →OCLCA middle-aged famer from Zhuanqukou Village says that his annual income from the crops is only 2,000 yuan (US$322.2 yuan), a number which is barely there. Water shortage has become a bottleneck for the economic development of Dunhuang, Gansu Province.
2014 April 8, “The endless dry spells of Dunhuang”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 24 May 2021In addition, according to the monitoring data of groundwater level twice per year in the Danghe irrigation area from 2008 to 2010, the declined range of 0.10–0.50 m/a was mainly occurred from Suzhou town to Mengjiaqiao town and the Northeastern Mogao town; the declined range of 0.10–0.30 m/a was mainly distributed from Zhuanqukou, Guojiabao to Mogao town and around them; the declined range of 0.10–0.20 m/a was mainly distributed in the south of the Dunhuang irrigation area and other districts.
2016 June, “Land use/land cover change and driving effects of water environment system in Dunhuang Basin, northwestern China”, in Environmental Earth Sciences, volume 75, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2021, page 9There are nine towns in Dunhuang, Shazhou Town, Mogao Town, Yueyaquan Town, Zhuanqukou Town, Qili Town, Yangguan Town, Suzhou Town, Guojiapuzhen Village and Huangqu Village.
2022, Jinbao Liu, “Thosuand's Years of Vicissitudes About Dunhuang”, in Ming Chen, Meng Wang, transl., The General Theory of Dunhuang Studies, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
Origin
- Mandarin轉渠口 /转渠口
- EnglishZhuanqukou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 轉渠口 /转渠口.
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Chinese Mandarin 轉渠口 /转渠口
- 轉渠口 /转渠口town in western China
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Zhuanqukou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhuanqukou
“Zhuanqukou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhuanqukou. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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