A surname from Chinese.
Used in a Sentence
xian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for xian.
Editorial note
That's what happened with the Xian MA60, but it was still a disaster due to supply chain complexities.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A surname from Chinese.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of xian gathered in one view.
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) Abbreviation of Christian. [A believer in Christianity.]
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) Alternative form of Xian: Christian. [A surname from Chinese.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for xian.
noun
A surname from Chinese.
noun
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) Abbreviation of Christian. [A believer in Christianity.]
noun
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) Alternative form of Xian: Christian. [A surname from Chinese.]
adjective
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) Abbreviation of Christian. [(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.]
Example sentences
That's what happened with the Xian MA60, but it was still a disaster due to supply chain complexities.
Connecting from Xian City, Shaanxi Province.
The closet thing to this totally-open society we have today are the extreme forms of Calvinism (xian strict predestination) and the perverse incentive it creates to cover up and ignore problems.
The movement of the English-speaking people's power center from London to Washington thus took 150 years, longer than the ongoing Russian move from St Petersburg to Moscow, but shorter than the Song move from Xian to Hangzhou.
Fa Xian was one of the most important of the few well recorded pilgrims in early Chinese history who went to India in search of Buddhist scriptures; thus paving the way for Buddhism's further expansion (including to Japan and Korea).
> or is something competitive with a 737ng enough given they can pressure domestic airlines into buying it and undercut their way into more sticker price sensitive markets Potentially, but previous attempts (like the Xian MA60 and MA600, which are derivatives of the designed in the 1960s An-24) have been very unsuccessful.
Anything in Hua Xiang Bey, or Hua Xiang Lu is probably just a reseller or a front, or a scam; even though Hua Xian Bay area is THE Electronics mall, reputable companies have their offices and factories in the suburbs, usually outside the free zone (say, Bo'An or Nanshan) and until recently foreigners where required to have a permit to enter.
Quote examples
(I have this same problem with "xian": an abbreviation for "Christian" that looks like it ought to be a Chinese word.
"Inside the church's main room, with its still-intact pews, there are more than 120 ceramic sculptures of the Internet Archive's current and former employees, created by artist Nuala Creed and inspired by the statues of the Xian warriors in China."
Proper noun examples
Production was performed by the plant at Xian, with at least 150 built into the 1990s.
Xian has particularly good tech schools (they would be like the UW of China), but they have 50% white collar unemployment.
In October, Applied will be opening the world’s largest solar research center in Xian, China.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use xian in a sentence?
That's what happened with the Xian MA60, but it was still a disaster due to supply chain complexities.
What does xian mean?
A surname from Chinese.
What part of speech is xian?
xian is commonly used as noun, adjective.