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Meaning of "Qingdao" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QINGDAO

Qingdao  [ˈtʃɪŋˈdaʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QINGDAO

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Qingdao 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 QINGDAO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Qingdao

Qingdao (Chinese: 青岛; pinyin: Qīngdǎo (help·info); former official romanization: Tsingtao) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province, Eastern China, with a population of over 8.715 million (2010 census). Its built up area, made of 6 urban districts and 4 county-level cities, is home to about 4,896,000 inhabitants in 2010. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Qīng (青) in Chinese means "green" or "lush", while dǎo (岛) means "island". Qingdao is administered at the sub-provincial level. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is a major seaport, naval base, and industrial centre. It is also the site of the Tsingtao Brewery. The world's longest sea bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, links the main urban area of Qingdao with Huangdao district, straddling the Jiaozhou Bay sea areas. In 2007, Qingdao is named China's top ten livable city by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

Definition of Qingdao in the English dictionary

The definition of Qingdao in the dictionary is a port in E China, in E Shandong province on Jiazhou Bay, developed as a naval base and fort in 1891. Shandong university. Pop: 2 431 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QINGDAO


dhow
daʊ
disendow
ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ
Dou
daʊ
Dow
daʊ
endow
ɪnˈdaʊ
reendow
ˌriːɪnˈdaʊ
rowdydow
ˈraʊdɪˌdaʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QINGDAO

QED
QEF
Qeshm
QF
QFD
qi
Qian Long
qibla
qigong
qindar
qindarka
Qinghai
qinghaosu
qintar
qintarka
Qiqihar
Qishm
qiviut
QKt
QKtP

WORDS THAT END LIKE QINGDAO

ao
bacalao
Bilbao
cacao
Callao
carabao
chao
chiao
ciao
Davao
Gao
Hu Jintao
jiao
Lao
Liao
Macao
Mindanao
pilao
Takao
Tao

Synonyms and antonyms of Qingdao in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Qingdao» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QINGDAO

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Translator English - Chinese

青岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Qingdao
570 millions of speakers

English

Qingdao
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़िंगदाओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشينغداو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Циндао
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Qingdao
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিংডও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Qingdao
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Qingdao
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Qingdao
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チンタオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Qingdao
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thanh Đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குயிங்டோவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क़िंग्डाओ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Qingdao
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Qingdao
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Qingdao
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Циндао
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Qingdao
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Qingdao
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Qingdao
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Qingdao
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Qingdao
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Qingdao

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QINGDAO»

The term «Qingdao» is very widely used and occupies the 16.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QINGDAO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QINGDAO»

Discover the use of Qingdao in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Qingdao and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Devil's Handwriting: Precoloniality and the German ...
In The Devil’s Handwriting, George Steinmetz tackles this question through a brilliant cross-cultural analysis of German colonialism, leading to a new conceptualization of the colonial state and postcolonial theory.
George Steinmetz, 2008
2
青岛统计年鉴: Statistical yearbook of Qingdao
Statistical yearbook of Qingdao. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 t Economical Type No4NoK Location Other Limited Liability Company ...
‎2007
3
Eastern Central China, including Qingdao and Nanjing: ...
Where to Stay Qingdao has a glut of upmarket hotels, many of which offer 20% to 30% discounts. All rooms are subject toa 15%surcharge unless otherwise noted. Expensive Crowne Plaza Qingdao(Qingdao Yizhong Huangguan Jiari ...
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2012
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Frommer's China
... Lee Wing-sze, Christopher D. Winnan. Qingdao Key HOTELS I China Community 27 (China Gongshé) QHY%Zfi@E Copthorne Hotel 18 (Guodun Da Jiudian) figifiififi Crowne Plaza Qingdao 26 (Qingdao Yizhong Huangguan Jiari Jiudian) ...
Simon Foster, Candice Lee, Jen Lin-Liu, 2012
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中囯建筑行业公司指南
Financials/St*««: Turnover/íSetóA: RMB 7,800,000 Manufacturer/Mia: 34-51 Products and Services//ttffiXBB*: Pressure Friedl Reference Number/a»»**: 21591 Qingdao City Fuhua Textile Co., Ltd. 1 Taiping Town, Qingdao 266022, Shandong ...
Friedl Business Information (Firm), Friedl Business Information Ltd., 1999
6
China Briefing’s Business Guide to Beijing and North-East China
called Jiao'ao under the Qing Dynasty, in 1891 Qingdao was made a primary defence base against naval attacks. The city was forcibly occupied by Germany in 1897 and became a major naval base for Far East operations. This activity ...
China Briefing Media, 2006
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China and the United States: A New Cold War History
the Murder of Su Mingcheng), April 2, 1 947, Qingdao dangshi ziliao, 4:268-269. 59. Ibid., 273. 60. Guoli Shandong daxue xuesheng zizhihui wei kangyi meijun baoxing zhihan Qingdao shizhengfu (A Letter from the Student Association of ...
Xiaobing Li, Hongshan Li, 1998
8
Cities in Post-Mao China: Recipes for Economic Development ...
104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 importantly, while Shanghai and Tianjin had direct air routes, and Dalian and Yantai had direct sea routes to South Korea, Qingdao had no direct sea or air links until 1993 ...
Jae Ho Chung, 2005
9
Certain Off-the-Road Tires from China, Invs. 701-TA-448 and ...
Table I-2--Continued Certain OTR tires: Commerce's final weighted-average LTFV margins with respect to imports from China Exporter Producer Final dumping margin (percent) Qingdao Aonuo Tyre Co., Ltd. Qingdao Aonuo Tyre Co ., Ltd.
U.S. International Trade Commission
10
China Automotive Industry Handbook - Strategic Information ...
267 Qingdao Aonuo Tyre Co., Ltd...................................................................................... ............................... 267 Qingdao Eastar Tyre Co., Ltd.. ... 269 Qingdao Anteli Special Vehicles Co., Ltd.. ... 270 Qingdao Yihang International Trading Co., Ltd..
Ibp Inc, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QINGDAO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Qingdao is used in the context of the following news items.
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Women in China have started wearing 'Facekinis' on the beach to …
Qingdao (China) (AFP) - Ever more Chinese women are embracing the "facekini" to protect them from the sun and the threat of a tan on a trip to the beach. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Danes in control at Extreme Sailing Series Qingdao
Qingdao, China (May 2, 2015) – A patchy seven-knot breeze blew across the Chinese racecourse today as the nine international Extreme 40s took to the water ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, May 15»
3
China officials quit after tiger leaps from Qingdao apartment
Three officials in China have resigned after an endangered Siberian tiger cub leapt to its death from an 11th floor apartment in Qingdao, eastern China, state ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
4
China Uncovers Almost $10bn in Fake Trades Amid Qingdao Port …
Commodity markets endured a volatile period in June after revelations that companies had used fake receipts in order to secure finance at Qingdao port in ... «International Business Times UK, Sep 14»
5
Standard Bank writes off US$80m for Qingdao metal financing …
Qingdao Port International, the Hong Kong listed vehicle of the port, disclosed that the authorities had launched an investigation into a shipment agency with ... «South China Morning Post, Aug 14»
6
Chinese police investigate death of senior Qingdao port customs …
The major fraud investigation at Qingdao port has prompted global banks and trading houses to fire off a series of lawsuits over their estimated $900 million ... «Reuters, Aug 14»
7
Standard Chartered Provisions $175 Million in China Fraud
“Our exposure in the warehouses around Qingdao was about $250 million in total,” Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands said on a conference call with journalists ... «Bloomberg, Aug 14»
8
Legal fight chills metal trade after Qingdao port probe
In the Qingdao case, a problem for some Western banks trying to retrieve cash is that their contracts were signed with global warehousing firms acting as ... «South China Morning Post, Aug 14»
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Standard Bank Starts Legal Action Over Suspected Qingdao Port …
Standard Bank said its exposure to possibly missing aluminum at Qingdao is $170 million, and that it is moving to secure an additional $40 million also held in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 14»
10
Citic Resources sues for return of metals stored at Qingdao port
Citic Resources Holdings has launched legal action against the warehouse operator at Qingdao port for its missing alumina and copper stocks. Citic said in an ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Qingdao [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/qingdao>. May 2024 ».
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