Chongqing

[ chawng-ching ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a city in southeastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46.

Chongqing

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a river port in SW China, capital of Chongqing municipality (traditionally in Sichuan province) at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers: site of a city since the 3rd millennium bc ; wartime capital of China (1938–45); major trade centre for W China. Pop: 4 975 000 (2005 est) Former namePahsien

Chongqing

1. City in south-central China on the Yangtze River ; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.

Example Sentences

“It was never so hot in September in previous years. Perhaps the education board can extend school holidays, according to the weather,” a parent told CQ News in Chongqing.

From BBC

The rap crews in Chongqing, another mega-city in the Sichuan region, had a taste of gang culture reflected in their music as artists wrote about fights and vows of brotherhood.

From Seattle Times

On the outskirts of Chongqing, western China’s largest city, sits a huge symbol of the country’s glut of car factories.

From New York Times

The couple were executed in the south-western city of Chongqing on Wednesday.

From BBC

Born to civil servants who fled for Chongqing, China’s wartime capital in World War II, Zeng grew up moving from city to city, fleeing the invading Japanese and the Chinese civil war that followed.

From Seattle Times