Tianjin

American

[tyahn-jin] / ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn /

Chinese Tientsin

noun

Pinyin.

a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

Tianjin British

/ ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn /

noun

an industrial city in NE China, capital of Tianjin municipality (traditionally in Hebei province), on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop: 9 346 000 (2005 est)

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"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

From Science Daily

In 2015, blasts at warehouses containing flammable chemicals in the port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.

From Barron's

These large stores in cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin will close from Feb. 2, but the Swedish furniture retailer said its other stores in the same cities will remain open.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In big cities like Beijing and Tianjin, those who want to keep birds are now quite wealthy."

From BBC

In Tianjin, more than 88% of large container equipment is already automated, state media said this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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