Tianjin
[ tyahn-jin ]
/ ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn /
noun Pinyin.
a port in E Hebei province, in NE China.
Also
Tientsin.
Example sentences from the Web for tianjin
For example, in 2012 the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city was opened with great fanfare as a center for innovation.
On Monday, five German tourists were killed when their tour bus crashed on the road between Beijing and Tianjin.
British Dictionary definitions for tianjin
Tianjin
Tientsin or T'ien-ching
/ (ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn) /
noun
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)