kwai chung
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Example Sentences
- "Lying close to Kowloon and facing onto the western approaches to Hong Kong Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung were the obvious geographical areas for initial expansion."
- "The department continued to plan and build fire stations and ambulance depots to cope with the city's growing development and service needs and to adhere to the Government's policy of providing the fastest response possible to emergencies. During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned."
- "Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully during heavy rain at a sports stadium in the Kwai Chung area of the city on Sunday."
- "A police officer on July 30 aimed a shotgun at protesters during a clash in the Kwai Chung district, where residents usually catch the bus. The Hong Kong Police Force later said the weapon had been loaded with beanbag rounds, and that the officer drew it only after protesters attacked him."
- "A 43-year-old man has died in hospital, 10 days after Hong Kong police fired five shots to subdue him while he was armed with a knife and a metal rod in the middle of a road in Kwai Chung."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 葵涌