Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danzhou

/dɑnˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Dan-zhou
IPA: /dɑnˈd͡ʒoʊ/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Hainan, China.

Example Sentences

"A tornado has swept through Hainan island in southern China, killing eight people and injuring two others. The official Xinhua News Agency said the tornado struck Nada town in Danzhou city early Thursday morning."
"Ocean Flower Island, an Evergrande project off the coast of Danzhou in China's Hainan province.[…] Trading of China Evergrande Group shares was suspended Monday following reports from local media that the Danzhou government had ordered the removal within 10 days of 39 apartment blocks on an artificial island in the seaside city after ruling that previous approvals were not valid."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 儋州 (Dānzhōu).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 儋州

Inflected Forms

Tan-chou (alternative)

Synonyms

Tamchiu Tamchow

Questions

How do you pronounce danzhou?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑnˈd͡ʒoʊ/.
What does danzhou mean?: A prefecture-level city of Hainan, China.
Where does danzhou come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 儋州 (Dānzhōu).

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