Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dazhai

/ˌdɑːˈd͡ʒaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Da-zhai
IPA: /ˌdɑːˈd͡ʒaɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.

Example Sentences

"In 1964 a new policy emerged, which continued until about 1978 within the context of greater state support to agriculture. The origins of the policy go back to February 1960 in Hsi-yang county and the small village of Ta-chai. In that year Ch’en Yung-kuei, the production team leader of Ta-chai, reported to the Shansi Communist Party Congress how his village had raised crop yields to unprecedentedly high and stable levels through a new kind of team spirit and organization."
"The term “shanzhai” also riffs off a popular Cultural Revolution era slogan about a model village, Dazhai, which has been changed to read: “In agriculture learn from Dazhai, in industry learn from Shanzhai.”"

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寨 (Dàzhài).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 大寨

Inflected Forms

Tachai (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dazhai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɑːˈd͡ʒaɪ/.
What does dazhai mean?: A town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.
Where does dazhai come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寨 (Dàzhài).

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