English Explanatory Dictionary

Xicheng

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district in downtown Beijing, China, comprising the sections immediately west of the Forbidden City.
  2. a subdistrict in Zengdu, Suizhou, Hubei, China
  3. a subdistrict in Jingzhou, Jingzhou, Hubei, China

Pronunciation

/ʃiːˈt͡ʃʌŋ/ shēʹchǔngʹ

Word forms

Xicheng Hsi-ch'eng

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 西城 (Xīchéng, literally “west city”).

Related words

Dongcheng
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