Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: He-bi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

Example Sentences

"But she said authorities in her native Henan province seized her passport this week, visited her home several times and told her not to leave the city of Hebi, where she lives. Officials also told her to inform her hosts that she is “too sick to attend” the meeting, she said."
"Beijing resident Hu Yongwei bought more than a dozen apartments in the small central Chinese city of Hebi for about $31,000 in all, betting they will be financially more rewarding than other investments."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴壁 /鹤壁 (Hèbì).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 鶴壁

Inflected Forms

Ho-pi (alternative) Hopi (alternative)

Synonyms

Hao-pi

Questions

What does hebi mean?: A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.
Where does hebi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴壁 /鹤壁 (Hèbì).

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