Lanzhou is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lanzhou in a sentence
Lanzhou meaning
A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China.
Synonyms of Lanzhou
Using Lanzhou
- The main meaning on this page is: A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China.
- Useful related words include: lanchou, lanchow, city, metropolis.
- In the example corpus, lanzhou often appears in combinations such as: lanzhou university, the lanzhou, in lanzhou.
Context around Lanzhou
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lanzhou
- In this selection, "lanzhou" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, university, noodles and municipal stand out and add context to how "lanzhou" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include area including lanzhou the gansu and at the lanzhou university yuzhong. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lanzhou" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lanzhou
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thank you to everyone for supporting the work we do at Lanzhou University! (13 words)
The earthquake was felt in much of the surrounding area, including Lanzhou, the Gansu provincial capital, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of the epicenter. (25 words)
A student at Lanzhou University said when the quake struck, she first went to hide in the bathroom with her roommates, before running down 12 floors amid violent shakes. (29 words)
The Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on its website that it had found one positive sample on Friday on the inner packaging of imported frozen shrimp from Saudi Arabia that had passed through customs in the coastal city of Tianjin. (43 words)
Rules Local play on the street in Lanzhou Each player takes a turn picking up a tile from the wall and then discarding a tile by throwing it into the center and, if desired, announcing out loud what the piece is. (41 words)
Gol's Lanzhou Noodles started in Montreal but got a significant boost from its location near the University of Waterloo —so much so that the successful proof-of-concept encouraged the company to add locations in North York and Manitoba. (40 words)
Thank you to everyone for supporting the work we do at Lanzhou University! (13 words)
Example sentences (7)
In this photo provided by Wang Xi, students evacuate from their dormitory at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area.
A student at Lanzhou University said when the quake struck, she first went to hide in the bathroom with her roommates, before running down 12 floors amid violent shakes.
Gol's Lanzhou Noodles started in Montreal but got a significant boost from its location near the University of Waterloo —so much so that the successful proof-of-concept encouraged the company to add locations in North York and Manitoba.
Thank you to everyone for supporting the work we do at Lanzhou University!
The earthquake was felt in much of the surrounding area, including Lanzhou, the Gansu provincial capital, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of the epicenter.
The Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on its website that it had found one positive sample on Friday on the inner packaging of imported frozen shrimp from Saudi Arabia that had passed through customs in the coastal city of Tianjin.
Rules Local play on the street in Lanzhou Each player takes a turn picking up a tile from the wall and then discarding a tile by throwing it into the center and, if desired, announcing out loud what the piece is.
Common combinations with lanzhou
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lanzhou university 3×
- the lanzhou 2×
- in lanzhou 2×
- at lanzhou 2×