Tianjin

[ tyahn-jin ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

Tianjin

/ ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE China, capital of Tianjin municipality (traditionally in Hebei province), on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop: 9 346 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A month before the Games were scheduled to start, government officials issued restrictions for the 14 million people living in the port city of Tianjin after a cluster of 20 cases erupted.

From Time

A week ago, Tianjin, a port city near the capital, discovered two cases of omicron, prompting testing of all its 14 million inhabitants.

From Washington Post

This week, Toyota said that operations had come to a halt at its factory in Tianjin, the Wall Street Journal reported, after the city imposed mandatory testing after detecting two cases of the omicron variant.

From Quartz

Then in September, after making the 7,000-mile trip to Tianjin, Kerry encountered even more tense feelings.

From Time

For example, to support the 100,000 daily commuters between Beijing and Tianjin, about 150 high-speed intercity trains are running every day, as often as three minutes apart.

From MIT Technology Review

For example, in 2012 the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city was opened with great fanfare as a center for innovation.

From The Daily Beast

On Monday, five German tourists were killed when their tour bus crashed on the road between Beijing and Tianjin.

From The Daily Beast