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Wuhan

[ woo-hahn ]

noun

  1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a conglomerate city in and the capital of Hubei province, in E China, at the junction of the Han Shui and Chang Jiang: comprises the former cities of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang.


Wuhan

/ ˈwuːˈhæn /

noun

  1. a city in SE China, in Hubei province, at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers: formed in 1950 by the union of the cities of Hanyang, Hankou, and Wuchang (the Han Cities); river port and industrial centre; university (1913). Pop: 6 003 000 (2005 est)
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Example Sentences

Since her Olympics success in Paris, Zheng has won titles in Palermo and Tokyo, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the US Open and the Wuhan Open final.

From BBC

“I wanted to protect my reputation. As a businessman I have a reputation. As a private individual I have a reputation,” Huang, a native of Wuhan, China, said in the court hearing.

Satellite images taken in June show what appear to be floating salvage cranes at the berth in Wuhan where, a month previously, the vessel had been seen.

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Could they have done so in Wuhan, they wondered?

They were analysing hundreds of samples collected from Wuhan, China, in January 2020.

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