Ningbo
a seaport in E Zhejiang province, in E China.
- Formerly (Pinyin) Yin·xian [Chinese yin-shyahn], /Chinese ˈyɪnˈʃyɑn/, (Wade-Giles) Yin·hsien [yin-shyuhn], /ˈyɪnˈʃyʌn/, (Older Spelling) Ning·hsien [ning-shyuhn] /ˈnɪŋˈʃyʌn/ .
- Also (Wade-Giles) Ning·po .
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How to use Ningbo in a sentence
Volkswagen also closed a plant there as well as in the port city of Ningbo, where a small outbreak occurred, the Journal reported.
China’s latest covid lockdowns are again affecting global supply chains | Aurora Almendral | January 13, 2022 | QuartzThere are more than 200 cases so far in the most recent cluster in the manufacturing province of Zhejiang, which includes the city of Ningbo.
China’s covid-zero lockdowns loom over the global supply chain | Aurora Almendral | December 16, 2021 | Quartz
British Dictionary definitions for Ningbo
Ningpo
/ (ˈnɪŋˈpəʊ) /
a port in E China, in NE Zhejiang, on the Yung River, about 20 km (12 miles) from its mouth at Hangzhou Bay: one of the first sites of European settlement in China. Pop: 1 188 000 (2005 est)
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