Jinan

American

[jee-nahn] / ˈdʒiˈnɑn /

Or Chinan,

noun

Pinyin.

a city in and the capital of Shandong province, in E China.

Jinan British

/ ˈdʒiːˈnæn /

noun

an industrial city in NE China, capital of Shandong province; probably over 3000 years old. Pop: 2 654 000 (2005 est)

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Li Yanlu, who manages a theater in the Chinese city of Jinan, said “Zootopia 2” has benefited from being a family-friendly film with beloved characters that has faced little serious competition in the past two months.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sequel has performed particularly well in smaller cities including Jinan, demonstrating just how deeply it has penetrated Chinese culture.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2025, the Jinan-1 microsatellite pushed this work further by establishing a 12,900 km quantum connection between China and South Africa.

From Science Daily

It is just what one high school student in Jinan city, 350km away, needed to hear.

From BBC

Vable Liu, a 29-year-old English teacher in Jinan, the capital of China’s Shandong province, said about a third of her friends are dinks.

From Los Angeles Times

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