xian

¹

[ Chinese shyahn ]

noun

1. hsien.

Xian

²

or Xi'·an

[ shee-ahn ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Shaanxi province, in central China: capital of the ancient Chinese Empire.

Xi'an

/ ʃjɑːn /

noun

1. an industrial city in central China, capital of Shaanxi province: capital of China for 970 years at various times between the 3rd century bc and the 10th century ad ; seat of the Northwestern University (1937); famous for Qin dynasty emperor Qinshihuang's tomb (207 bc ) with 8000-strong terracotta army. Pop: 3 256 000 (2005 est) Former namesChanganSiking

Example Sentences

Russian TU-95MS strategic missile carriers and the Chinese air force's Xian H-6 strategic bombers were deployed, according to Russia.

From BBC

Hui-Chen Lu, professor and director of the Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science at IU, alongside graduate students Sen Yang and Zhen Xian Niou, found that nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyl transferase 2, or NMNAT2, provides energy to axons independent of the mitochondria.

From Science Daily

And representing the present-day sound of contemporary, improvised music was Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, a New Orleans-born trumpeter with a musical philosophy basically opposed to Marsalis’s conservatism.

From New York Times

He’s been a key player in legendary groups like the West Coast Get Down; Dinner Party, with collaborators Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder and Glasper; and R+R=NOW, a band assembled by Glasper that includes Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Taylor McFerrin, Derrick Hodge and Justin Tyson.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent days, media in cities such as Xian in the northwest have posted videos of hospitals crowded with parents and children awaiting checks.

From Reuters