Definition

Proper noun: * A major city in China: Chongqing is a large, directly-controlled municipality in south-central China. It is a significant commercial, industrial, and transportation hub for western China, located on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang).

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Chongqing is known for its spicy hot pot cuisine.
  • The economic growth of western China is centered in cities like Chongqing.
  • We took a river cruise from Chongqing down the Yangtze.

Advanced Usage

• As a geopolitical and economic entity: In modern contexts, "Chongqing" often refers not just to the city proper but to the entire Chongqing Municipality, a provincial-level administrative region with a vast population and area.
  • The Chongqing municipality has a population of over 30 million people.

Variants and Related Words

• Chungking: (noun) An older romanized spelling for Chongqing, used historically in English.
  • During World War II, Chungking served as the capital of the Republic of China.

Synonyms

• Metropolis: a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city.
• Municipality: a city or town that has corporate status and local government.

Noun

1. a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China