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PRONUNCIATION OF CHENGTU

Chengtu  [ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHENGTU

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determiner
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Chengtu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHENGTU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chengtu

Chengdu

Chengdu, formerly romanized as Chengtu, is the provincial capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China, as well as a major city in Western China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status. The administrative area houses 14,047,625 inhabitants: 7,123,697 within the municipality's nine urban districts and 6,730,749 in the surrounding suburbs and rural area. According to the 2010 census, Chengdu is the fourth most populous city in mainland China, and most populous among prefecture-level cities as well. Chengdu is one of the most important economic, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. According to the 2007 Public Appraisal for Best Chinese Cities for Investment, Chengdu was chosen as one of the top ten cities to invest in out of a total of 280 urban centers in China. In 2006, it was named China's 4th-most livable city by China Daily. The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is also known as the "Country of Heaven", a phrase also often translated as "The Land of Abundance".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHENGTU


Baotou
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battu
bæˈtuː
battue
bæˈtuː
Ch´eng-tu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
Chengdu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
cockatoo
ˌkɒkəˈtuː
E102
ˌiːwʌnəʊˈtuː
hereto
ˌhɪəˈtuː
hitherto
ˈhɪðəˈtuː
motu
məʊˈtuː
passe-partout
ˌpæspɑːˈtuː
pistou
piːsˈtuː
QE2
ˌkjuːiːˈtuː
sixty-two
ˌsɪkstɪˈtuː
tattoo
tæˈtuː
thereto
ˌðɛəˈtuː
Timbuktu
ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː
vertu
vɜːˈtuː
virtu
vɜːˈtuː
whereto
wɛəˈtuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHENGTU

Chen-chiang
Chenab
chenar
Cheney
Cheng-chiang
Cheng-chou
Chengchow
Chengde
Chengdu
Chengteh
chenille
Chenin Blanc
chenix
Chennai
chenopod
chenopodiaceous
cheongsam
Cheops
Chephren
Chepstow

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHENGTU

aitu
Bantu
btu
Desmond Tutu
Hiri Motu
Hutu
impromptu
in situ
kutu
latu
patu
Pushtu
ratu
Republic of Vanuatu
Tartu
tutu
Ubuntu
utu
Vanuatu
vatu

Synonyms and antonyms of Chengtu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Chengtu» into 25 languages

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成都
1,325 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
570 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
510 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Chengtu
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чэнду
278 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
270 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
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Chengtu
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Chengtu
190 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
180 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
130 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
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Chengtu
85 millions of speakers
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Chengtu
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Chengtu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेंगटु
75 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
70 millions of speakers

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Chengtu
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Chengtu
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Ченду
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Chengtu
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Chengtu
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af

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Chengtu
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Chengtu
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Chengtu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chengtu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHENGTU»

The term «Chengtu» is regularly used and occupies the 97.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHENGTU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chengtu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHENGTU»

Discover the use of Chengtu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chengtu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Building for Victory: World War II in China, Burma, and ...
This involved building the five B-29 airbases in India just west of Calcutta and four bases in Chengtu, in Szechwan Province, China, some 550 miles northwest of Kweilin (which the Japanese soon overran). The China bases were 1,200 miles ...
William C. King, 2004
2
David Crockett Graham (1884-1961) as Zoological Collector ...
David C. Graham 156. The customs of the Ch'iang. Preliminary study of the customs of the Ch'iang people. By David Crockett Graham. Chengtu 1942. P.69- 100 (West China Union University Museum Offprint Series. 3.) 157. The customs of the ...
David Crockett Graham, Hartmut Walravens, Alexander Wetmore, 2006
3
Chinese Lattice Designs
Shop, Chengtu, Szechwan, 1825 A.D., or earlier. 1b. Kwanhsien, one day northwest of Chengtu, Szechwan, 1825 A.D., or earlier. 1c. One day southwest of Chengtu, Szechwan, 1825 A.D. 1d. Chengtu, Szechwan, 1850 A.D. 2a. Chengtu  ...
Daniel Sheets Dye, 2012
4
Higher Education and Research in the People's Republic of ...
... Physical Culture lnstitute 28 Chengdu University of Science and Technology 29 Chengtu Agricultural Machinery lnstitute 27 Chengtu Biology lnstitute 166 Chengtu College of Geology 28 Chengtu College of Telecommunication Engineering ...
Thomas Fingar, 1981
5
The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature
Liu, Shang-jung fj$3i Su Shih chu-tso pan-pen lun-ts'ungM&Mi^Nk^mM- Chengtu : Pa-Shu Shu-she, 1988. Liu, Shih §IJH. Su Shih tz'uyen-chiu W#fflffi$Z- Taipei: Wen-chin, 1992. Ta-lu ti-ch'u po-shih lun-wen ts'ung-k'an,22. Murakami, Tetsumi  ...
William H. Nienhauser, 1998
6
Peng Te-huai: The Man and the Image
which Chiang Ch'ing said 'In Chengtu. Send out people to find him!'42 Following this order of Chiang Ch'ing, two Red Guard organisations — the Red Flag of the Peking Aeronautical School (Pei-hang hung-ch'i) and the Peking Institute of ...
Jürgen Domes, 1985
7
Golden Inches: The China Memoir of Grace Service
previously raised a large sum of money, about $20,000,000, which the Peking government had promised would be used for the building of a railroad from Ichang to Chengtu. Recently, word had come that the railroad was to be built by giving a ...
Grace Service, John S. Service, 1989
8
Hemingway on the China Front: His WWII Spy Mission with ...
April 10, just four days after arriving in Chungking, Hemingway again boarded an aircraft to travel to the northern Szechwan city of Chengtu. Hsia, who the local press described as the secretary of the executive Yuan, Chiang Kai-Shek's cabinet ...
Peter Moreira, 2006
9
The Origins of the Cultural Revolution: Volume II, the Great ...
Chengtu, the capital of Szechwan, stands in the middle of a vast plain known from time immemorial as the 'sea-on-land' because of the intricate irrigation system. Constructed by a provincial governor over 2,000 years ago, it transformed the ...
Roderick MacFarquhar, 1983
10
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
Professional experience: Chungking, Szechwan province, medical missionary ( 1923–1925); Chengtu, Szechwan province capital, clinical medicine and teaching (1926–1951); Medical-Dental Faculty, West China Union University, teacher; ...
Marilyn Ogilvie, Joy Harvey, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHENGTU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chengtu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Georgian team wins women's world chess championship
The championship was held in Chengtu, in the Sichuan province of China. Also finishing among the top ten were the teams from India, Ukraine, ... «Democracy & Freedom Watch, Apr 15»
2
Hong Kong security guard leaves shotgun behind at shopping …
... public spotted the firearm propped up against a wall next to the HSBC automated teller machine inside a shopping centre on Chengtu Road. «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»
3
How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given …
... soon become a front in World War II, two pandas were handed over to John Tee-Van, a representative of the Bronx Zoo, in Chengtu, China. «Smithsonian, Aug 14»
4
Gang ambushed in Aberdeen raid
Two of them stood at either end of the road as lookouts, while the other three approached Kai Mei Jewellery, at the corner of Chengtu Road. «South China Morning Post, Aug 13»
5
A voice for Chennai's street dogs
... Cairo, Sophia, Orlando, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Bali and Chengtu. The world, it would seem, was waiting for just that breakthrough. «The Hindu, Jun 13»
6
Yacht abandoned at sea washes up after months adrift
Hong Kong-based container ship, Chengtu, en route to Los Angeles, was then directed to the yacht. Another yacht, Adventure Bound, headed ... «Coffs Coast Advocate, Feb 13»
7
The Kilborns: Three Generations of a Canadian Family in Chengdu
... soldiers of the Chinese Revolution, and his wife became president of the Chengtu Anti-Footbinding Society, eventually seeing the abolition of ... «GoChengdoo, Jan 13»
8
The Worst Dictators You've (Probably!) Never Heard Of
... 280 of his own wives, 400,000 women accompanying his army, 600,000 inhabitants of Chengtu, and 38,000,000 inhabitants of Szechuan, ... «Flavorwire, Jan 13»
9
Coke en Stock (LVIII) : de l'intérêt d'étudier la météo quand on est …
Les plus proches bateaux, dont un de plaisance, l'Adventure Bound, et un cargo, le Chengtu,(en route vers Tauranga, près d'Auckland) se ... «AgoraVox, Nov 12»
10
Cargo Ship Rescues Crew From Damaged Yacht Off New Zealand
Two injured people from the damaged yacht Windigo are now safely aboard the cargo ship Chengtu after a rescue just before 9am this morning ... «The Maritime Executive, Nov 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chengtu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chengtu>. Apr 2024 ».
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