chiuchuan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Jiuquan.
Example Sentences
- "There is considerable evidence that China is pushing its nuclear program in this area. Much of what goes on here, particularly around a wind-swept old oasis town named Chiuchuan (Liquor Springs), is known only to a few select planners — and perhaps to the distant American and Chinese specialists who evaluate the contents of monitoring devices borne by American-built U-2s flown from Taiwan."
- "Leading members at all levels in the Chiuchuan area [tichu], Kansu, have achieved remarkable results in promoting the vigorous development of local industry by strengthening over-all planning and mobilizing the masses."
- "After landing at Chiuchuan, we set out immediately up a macadamised highway to the oil municipality of Yumen situated up on the slopes of the Chilien Mountains in what was once known as Yumen County."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^酒泉, -