Shenzhen

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Shenzhen

/ˌʃəːnˈtʃən/
/ˌʃɛnˈd͡ʒɛn/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”).

proper noun Shen-chen · Shenzheng

A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China. Encyclopædia Britannica In 1979 Shenzhen was a small border city of some 30,000 inhabitants that served as a customs stop into mainland China from Hong Kong.
Similar: Shumchun, Shum-chun, Shamchun, Sham Chun

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: guangzhou, guangdong, xinjiang, china, city, shanghai, profound, deep, sham, chun, shum, deeper, shum chun, zhongshan, shantou, dongguan

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name a city in China

한국어	선전 Seonjeon, 심천 Simcheon
日本語	深圳 Shinsen, 深セン Shinsen, シンセン Shinsen
中文	深圳 Shēnzhèn
हिन्दी	शेन्झेन śenjhen, शेन्झ़ेन śenźen, शेन्ज़ेन śenzen
Português	Shenzhen
Русский	Шэньчжэ́нь Šɛnʹčžɛ́nʹ
Tiếng Việt	Thâm Quyến
العربية	شِينْتْشِين šintšīn, شِينْجِين šinjīn
עברית	שנג׳ן

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@misc{shenzhen_2026,
  title = {Shenzhen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shenzhen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}