Shenzhen

See also: Shénzhen and Shēnzhèn

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛnˈdʒɛn/, /ˈʃɛnˈʒɛn/

Proper noun

Shenzhen

  1. A sub-provincial city in the south-east of China, the third largest city, in the province of Guangdong.
    • Encyclopædia Britannica
      In 1979 Shenzhen was a small border city of some 30,000 inhabitants that served as a customs stop into mainland China from Hong Kong.
    • 2006, November 8, China Daily
      Shenzhen municipal government will give top priority to developing its modern logistics and finance sectors and building the industries into the city's pillar sectors in the following years.

Translations

Portuguese

Proper noun

Shenzhen f

  1. Shenzhen (a city in China)
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