harbin
/hˈɑɹbɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China.
Example Sentences
- "The headquarters of the Chinese-Eastern road is at Harbin, a town situated at about the centre of northern China, and there located for the purpose of administering the affairs of the railway."
- "Manchuria is crossed by the Chinese Eastern Railway (the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway), which enters the Hei-lung-chiang Province from the north-west and divides at Harbin (哈爾賓^([sic – meaning 哈爾濱])) in the Chi-lin Province, one branch going to Vladivostock (海参威) and the other to Dalny and Port Arthur."
- "The Russians of Manchuria, who had built Harbin forty-five years ago, were now invited to clear the stage and to do it quickly. Restrictions on all possible jobs and professions soon narrowed their means of earning to almost nothing."
- "English spoken. Can you tell me what is happening? We arrive to the village Yurga. You must disbark^([sic – meaning disembark]). No, I have a ticket to Harbin. Harbin across border of China. There is argument. Well I'll go as far as I can. Thank you just the same."
- "Harbin is the capital of the Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang Province). Situated in the middle reaches of the Songhua Jiang (Sunghua River), it is a busy river port. As railways and highways converge at Harbin, it is also an important hub of communication. Harbin used to be a fishing village and its name, in Manchu dialect, means drying fishnets. Unlike most of China, it has a very short history. Harbin was incorporated as a town in 1898."
- "Temperatures in Yakeshi in Inner Mongolia (內蒙古) dropped to minus 28 degrees Celsius yesterday, while Harbin (哈爾濱) in Heilongjiang (黑龍江) province experienced minus 19 degrees."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ