dandong
/ˈdænˈdɔŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea.
Example Sentences
- "Another 40km south of Samjiyon is the Amnok riverbank city of Hyesan, opposite China, worth visiting for another China/DPRK comparison that’s also a favourite for visitors to Dandong (see page 205)."
- "The project is expected to see the revival of a long-stalled plan to create a special economic zone at Sinuiju, a North Korean city in North Pyeongan province directly across the Yalu River from the Chinese city of Dandong."
- "North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that Joo was arrested on April 22 after trying to illegally enter North Korea by crossing the Amnok River from the Chinese border town of Dandong."
- "Positioned near the mouth of the Yalu River, Dandong is China’s largest border town, and much of North Korea’s trade with the world flows across its old bridges or through its deepwater port."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 丹東