chengdu
/t͡ʃɛŋ.du/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China.
Example Sentences
- "As the United States lashed out against the “new tyranny” of China, Beijing on Friday ordered the closure of the American consulate in Chengdu, a retaliatory move that threatens to drive the two powers into an even deeper divide. Beijing blamed the Trump administration for the deterioration in relations, calling its own action justified after Washington told China this week to shutter its consulate in Houston and accused its diplomats of acting illegally. A Chinese official, in turn, denounced American diplomats in Chengdu, a southwestern city, for interfering in China’s affairs."
- "Millions were stuck at home in China's Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, ^成都
Inflected Forms
Chingtu (alternative, obsolete)
Chingtoo (alternative, obsolete)
Cingtu (alternative, obsolete)
Tchingtou (alternative, obsolete)