Hangzhou
- Also (Older Spelling) Hang·chow [hang-chou; Chinese hahng-joh] /ˈhæŋˈtʃaʊ; Chinese ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ/ .
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How to use Hangzhou in a sentence
Weijun Li is an atmospheric scientist at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
A former English teacher from Hangzhou, Ma founded Alibaba in 1999 and built it into China’s version of Amazon, with annual revenue of $50 billion.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma reemerges from three-month absence after clash with Beijing | Eva Dou, Lyric Li | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostMa, a former English teacher from Hangzhou, founded the e-commerce company Alibaba in 1999 and built it into China’s version of Amazon, with annual revenue of $50 billion.
Where is Jack Ma? Social media buzz about the famous billionaire puts spotlight on Chinese tech. | Jeanne Whalen | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostHe’s an atmospheric scientist at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
Surprising long-haul dust and tar are melting high glaciers | Sid Perkins | November 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe business took off, and just a year after its launch, China Pages entered a joint venture with its biggest competitor, the Hangzhou branch of state-owned China Telecom.
Jack Ma is the poster child of Chinese tech. Why is Beijing reining him in—again? | Naomi Xu Elegant | November 7, 2020 | Fortune
When Ma was still an English teacher in Hangzhou earning $12 a month, he gathered 17 men and women in his apartment.
British Dictionary definitions for Hangzhou
Hangchow
/ (ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ) /
a port in E China, capital of Zhejiang province, on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea), at the foot of the Eye of Heaven Mountains: regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world; seat of two universities (1927, 1959). Pop: 1 955 000 (2005 est)
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