Dalian

[ dah-lyahn ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties. About 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km). Formerly (Pinyin) Lü·da,.
2. an old city in outhern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian. Formerly (Japanese) Dairen;.

Dalian

/ tɑːlˈjɛn; dɑːlˈjɛn /

noun

1. a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est) Former nameDairen

Example Sentences

SK Hynix said that the construction of its Dalian factory was going as planned but that it had reduced its previously outlined capital spending this year.

From New York Times

In May 2018, he made his first international flight since assuming power, to the Chinese city of Dalian to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

From BBC

Last week, three cities - Nanjing in eastern Jiangsu province and Dalian and Shenyang in northeastern Liaoning province - became the first cities to eliminate curbs on home buying.

From Reuters

When Kim jetted off to the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian in May 2018 for his second meeting with Xi, he became the first North Korean leader to fly abroad in 32 years.

From Seattle Times

There has only been one conviction of a police officer in that time - West Mercia Police constable Benjamin Monk who was jailed in 2021 for the manslaughter of former footballer Dalian Atkinson.

From BBC