Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jiuquan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: Jiu-quan
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.

Example Sentences

"The wind howls outside, but many turbines in Jiuquan, a city of vast deserts and farms in the northwest province of Gansu, have been shut off because of weak demand."
"The program has also suffered the occasional setback. The northwestern satellite launch center of Jiuquan reported that an optical satellite launched midday Saturday failed to enter its preset orbit after abnormalities were observed during the flight of its carrier rocket."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 酒泉 (Jiǔquán).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 酒泉

Inflected Forms

Chiu-ch'üan (alternative) Chiuchuan (alternative)

Questions

What does jiuquan mean?: A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.
Where does jiuquan come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 酒泉 (Jiǔquán).

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