keping

Ke·ping
K5E1P3I1N1G2

proper noun

Synonym of Kalpin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

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Meanings

keping1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kepe

Keping2

proper noun

alternative K'o-p'ing

  1. Synonym of Kalpin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    The man, Abdul Basiti Abdulimiti, was a “terrorist” from Keping county in Aksu prefecture, the Aksu government said on its website.

    2014 April 17, “Chinese police shoot man dead at checkpoint in Xinjiang”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2020
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    Aftershocks continued to rattle Keping county in Xinjiang region, where the earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit late Monday causing 10 million yuan (1.9 million dollars) in losses, a ministry statement said.

    1991 March 12, 5,000 Left Homeless by Xinjiang Earthquake, United States Joint Publications Research Service, page 96

    The spokesman told reporters that he "double-checked with the relevant authorities," and found that some "peasants and herdsmen" in Keping County, Aksu, "made a construction" for personal religious use on land intended for agricultural use, thus making the construction illegal.

    2008, "Illegal Structure," Not "Mosque," Removed in Xinjiang, United States Department of State, page 2

    Synonyms: Kalpin

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Kalpin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin柯坪
  2. EnglishKeping

From pinyin romanization of Mandarin 柯坪 (Kēpíng).

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