Chengdu
[ chœng-dy ]
/ ˈtʃœŋˈdü /
noun Pinyin.
a city in and the capital of Sichuan province, in central China.
Also
Older Spelling,
Cheng·tu.
Definition for chengdu (2 of 2)
Sichuan
[ sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn; Chinese sœ-chwahn ]
/ ˈsɪtʃˈwɑn, ˈsɪtʃ uˌɑn; Chinese ˈsœˈtʃwɑn /
noun Pinyin.
a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
Also
Szechwan,
Szechuan.
Example sentences from the Web for chengdu
Publicly funded construction is goosing the economies of cities like Chengdu and Istanbul.
When officers in Chengdu refused to take the complaint, they referred him to a station in Jinniu.
Matt Lombardi teaches the American classic to students in the city of Chengdu.
Wang was arrested in February after he tried to seek refuge in the American consulate in the nearby city of Chengdu.
British Dictionary definitions for chengdu (1 of 2)
Chengdu
Chengtu or Ch'eng-tu
/ (ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː) /
noun
a city in S central China, capital of Sichuan province. Pop: 3 478 000 (2005 est)
British Dictionary definitions for chengdu (2 of 2)
Sichuan
Szechuan or Szechwan
/ (ˈsɪtʃwɑːn) /
noun
a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)