Hubei

American

[hy-bey] / ˈhüˈbeɪ /

(Older Spelling) Hupeh,

noun

Pinyin.

a province in central China. 72,394 sq. mi. (187,500 sq. km). Wuhan.

Hubei British

/ ˈhuːˈbeɪ /

noun

a province of central China: largely low-lying with many lakes. Capital: Wuhan. Pop: 60 020 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 500 sq km (72 394 sq miles)

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Their co-workers hailed from the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan, and they had all come to Xinjiang for the same reason: to make enough money to provide for their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The charges had an effect on Hubei Aoks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

He accepts the separation from his family in Hubei province, because he earns more than he could at home.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

Ms. Huang, the saleswoman in Beijing, said that she had decided to avoid traveling home to Hubei last lunar new year because she worried about contracting and spreading the coronavirus.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

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