Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longgang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: Long-gang
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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A volcanic field in Jilin, China.

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A district of Huludao, Liaoning, China.

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A county-level city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Example Sentences

"The blast, believed to have been caused when a liquified gas tank ignited, occurred at 5am and caused the partial collapse of the building in Longgang district in Huludao City, in Liaoning province."
"Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s Longgang district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍崗 /龙岗 (Lónggǎng).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 龍崗, 龍港

Questions

What does longgang mean?: A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Where does longgang come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍崗 /龙岗 (Lónggǎng).

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