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

“To the best of our knowledge, our reported DNA plastics are the most environmentally sustainable materials of any known plastics,” Dayong Yang, of Tianjin University, who led the research, said in 2021.

From Salon

Coastal cities such as Tianjin are especially affected as sinking land reinforces climate change and sea-level rise.

From Science Daily

China has a long history of dealing with subsiding land, with both Shanghai and Tianjin showing evidence of sinking back in the 1920s.

From BBC

So is nearby Tianjin, where last year thousands of residents were evacuated from high-rise apartment buildings after the streets outside suddenly split apart.

From New York Times

"When you think about it, oxygen is the source of our life," says corresponding author Xizheng Liu, who specializes in energy materials and devices at Tianjin University of Technology.

From Science Daily