Tianjin

[ tyahn-jin ]
/ ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn /

noun Pinyin.

a port in E Hebei province, in NE China.
Also Tientsin.

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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)