Tianjin

American  

[tyahn-jin] / ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn /

Chinese Tientsin

noun

Pinyin.

1. a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

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Tianjin British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

In 2015, blasts at warehouses containing flammable chemicals in the port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

"In big cities like Beijing and Tianjin, those who want to keep birds are now quite wealthy."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Li Guoqiang, a 74-year-old retired accountant in Tianjin, has learned to navigate this new landscape.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Shin left Beijing and took a 70-mile bus ride to Tianjin, a city of ten million people, where he tried again with Korean churches.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden