ta-ch'ing
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative spelling of Daqing (“oil field”).
Example Sentences
- "Four years earlier Mao had declared this area a model of self-sufficiency, saying, "In industry learn from Ta-ch'ing.""
- "From the point of view of Japanese refineries and oil importers, the shorter distance to low-sulphur Chinese oil from Ta-ch'ing as an alternative to Indonesian oil appeared especially attractive, although the high wax content of Ta-ch'ing oil is a problem."
- "From the standpoint of the Sino-Soviet feud, it is well to remember, too, that the Ta-chʻing field in northern Manchuria, China's most productive, is highly vulnerable to Soviet bombs and missiles and, in the event of war, would be one of the first objectives of a Russian offensive."
- "The Ta-ch'ing Model The situation at Ta-ch'ing was quite different. This oil field had been discovered around 1960."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 大慶, -