ch'ung-ch'ing
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Chongqing.
Example Sentences
- "In February, 1883, Mr. Hosie again left Chʻung-chʻing, and proceeded north-west to Chʻêng-tu, the capital of the province of Ssŭ-chʻuan, by way of the brine and petroleum wells of Tzŭ-liu-ching....In June, 1884, Mr. Hosie again left Chʻung-chʻing, and form Ho Chou, a three days' journey to the north of that city, he struck westward through a beautifully cultivated and fertile country to Chia-ting Fu, on the right bank of the Min at its junction with the Tʻung River."
- "In considering the overall evidences, the present writer is inclined to believe that the Min-chia of Yun-nan are derived from some early Ssu-ch'uan people, either the Shu-shan of the Ch'eng-tu region, or the Pa-ti of the Ch'ung-ch'ing region."
- "Adler, who served under White, was Treasury's man in Ch’ung-ch’ing, China. After being cleared in a series of security and loyalty investigations, Adler resigned and went back to China to spend the rest of his career working for the Chinese Communists."
- "9.25 The Bank of Taiwan's main branch in 1937 shortly after it was built; the bank is situated on present-day Ch’ung-ch’ing South Road."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^重慶//, -