Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ningbo

/nɪŋˈbəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: Ning-bo
IPA: /nɪŋˈbəʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

Example Sentences

"The containers were shipped from the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo to Piraeus by sea, and were then transported to Budapest in two trains that reached on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, according to China's official People's Daily newspaper."
"Congestion off China's top two container ports Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a container terminal in Ningbo where a COVID-19 case was detected this week."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Ningpo (alternative) Ning-po (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ningbonese

Synonyms

Yinxian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ningbo?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪŋˈbəʊ/.
What does ningbo mean?: A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.
Where does ningbo come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

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