Shanghai
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- proper noun
- /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/
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Shanghái
- Dr. Li is a lecturer at East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai, China
- Beijing and Shanghai
- universities in Shanghai
It's on the high speed rail between Shanghai and Nanjing.
- It's on the high speed rail between Shanghai and Nanjing.
- And that's what's happened here in Shanghai, China.
- Would you be welcome in Beijing or Shanghai to make the remarks that you've made today?
- Not a lover of China, OK Shanghai's nice.
- Hello, Cleveland, Hello, Shanghai, right, right.
- I'm sitting there in the restaurant and I've been transported to Shanghai.
- Can I send you on a cruise or maybe a round trip to Shanghai?
- They've failed to suppress it despite locking down Shanghai and Beijing is going to near lockdown.
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Many tourists flock to Shanghai to see its famous skyline and historic landmarks.
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I worked in Shanghai, China for three months really.
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And now when you go to Shanghai, it's, it's incredible.
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-Oh, it's a wonderful time of year to be in Shanghai.
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l was happy in Shanghai.
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- It's almost midnight in Shanghai.
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We just did our debut in Shanghai.
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At the height of the tourist season, the Shanghai airport had three jets in it.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's on the high speed rail between Shanghai and Nanjing.
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During the past two years, the Shanghai stock-market index has risen from 1,000 to 6,000.
Academic text (2008)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shanghai comes from the Chinese name Shànghǎi, where shàng means 'above' or 'on' and hǎi means 'sea'. So the name literally says 'on the sea', which fits a large city that grew up as an important port by the ocean.