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Get to know Hankow better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Hankow in a sentence

Hankow meaning

Alternative form of Hankou.

Using Hankow

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Hankou.
  • In the example corpus, hankow often appears in combinations such as: in hankow, to hankow, hankow and.

Context around Hankow

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

xuzhou 1×

Often after:

canton 1× replied 1×

Sentence patterns with Hankow

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ambassador in hankow and one 1× ambassador in hankow replied that 1× ambassador in hankow to chiang 1× at xuzhou hankow canton wuchang 1× fled to hankow to which 1× river to hankow and then 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

following an anti 1× general tang agreed 1× japanese victories continued 1× john rabe boarded 1× the american ambassador 1× the first was 1×

Common sentence endings:

authority in shanghai 1× ching did not 1× help restore order 1× kept on fighting 1× operations within nanjing 1× two days earlier 1×

Words around Hankow

Just before it in the word index:

hankou 7 hanko 8 hankison 14 hankinson 5 hankins 22 hankin 4

Just after it in the word index:

hanks 269 hanksville 2 hanky 11 hanlan 4 hanle 5 hanlen 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Hankow

  • In this selection, "hankow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, xuzhou, canton and replied stand out and add context to how "hankow" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ambassador in hankow and one and ambassador in hankow replied that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hankow" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hankow

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Japanese victories continued at Xuzhou, Hankow, Canton, Wuchang, Hanyang – but still the Chinese kept on fighting. (16 words)

The American ambassador in Hankow replied that although he supported Rabe's proposal for a cease-fire, Ching did not. (20 words)

The first was through an American ambassador in Hankow to Chiang, asking that Chinese forces "undertake no military operations" within Nanjing. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Following an anti-foreign riots in Changsha in April 1910, which destroyed a number of missions and merchant warehouses, Samar sailed up the Yangtze River to Hankow and then Changsa to show the flag and help restore order. (38 words)

John Rabe boarded the U.S. gunboat USS on December 9 and sent two telegrams, one to Chiang Kai-shek by way of the American ambassador in Hankow, and one to the Japanese military authority in Shanghai. (37 words)

General Tang agreed with this proposal if the International Committee could acquire permission of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who had already fled to Hankow to which he had temporarily shifted the military headquarters two days earlier. (36 words)

Example sentences (6)

Following an anti-foreign riots in Changsha in April 1910, which destroyed a number of missions and merchant warehouses, Samar sailed up the Yangtze River to Hankow and then Changsa to show the flag and help restore order.

General Tang agreed with this proposal if the International Committee could acquire permission of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who had already fled to Hankow to which he had temporarily shifted the military headquarters two days earlier.

Japanese victories continued at Xuzhou, Hankow, Canton, Wuchang, Hanyang – but still the Chinese kept on fighting.

John Rabe boarded the U.S. gunboat USS on December 9 and sent two telegrams, one to Chiang Kai-shek by way of the American ambassador in Hankow, and one to the Japanese military authority in Shanghai.

The American ambassador in Hankow replied that although he supported Rabe's proposal for a cease-fire, Ching did not.

The first was through an American ambassador in Hankow to Chiang, asking that Chinese forces "undertake no military operations" within Nanjing.

Common combinations with hankow

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hankow" in a sentence?
An example: "Following an anti-foreign riots in Changsha in April 1910, which destroyed a number of missions and merchant warehouses, Samar sailed up the Yangtze River to Hankow and then Changsa to show the flag and help restore order." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hankow" from authentic English texts.
What does "hankow" mean?
Hankow means: Alternative form of Hankou.
How many example sentences with "hankow" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hankow", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.