Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benxi

/ˌbʌnˈʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Ben-xi
IPA: /ˌbʌnˈʃiː/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

name

A Manchu autonomous county in Benxi, Liaoning, China.

Example Sentences

"Some of the victims stuck inside the mine run by China National Coal Group Co in Liaoning province were able to contact rescuers, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The local government of Benxi, where the blast occurred, has dispatched a rescue team, CCTV added."
"Tong Da, based in the Benxi Manchu autonomous county in the northeast of China, has total iron ore reserves of 34.63 million tonnes, of which around 30 percent is recoverable."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 本溪 (Běnxī).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 本溪

Inflected Forms

Pen-hsi (alternative)

Synonyms

Penchi Pen-ch'i Penki

Questions

How do you pronounce benxi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbʌnˈʃiː/.
What does benxi mean?: A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.
Where does benxi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 本溪 (Běnxī).

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