Shanghai — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃæŋhˈaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃaŋhˈaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃaŋhˈaɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃæŋhˈaɪ/.

Examples

The men were shanghaied after being drugged

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impress

Parts of Speech

noun	the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
verb	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship “The men were shanghaied after being drugged”

Word Forms

shanghaier	noun	a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
impressment	noun	the act of coercing someone into government service
impress	noun	the act of coercing someone into government service

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

llevar a la fuerza

la ciudad más grande de China; ubicado al este sobre el Pacífico; uno de los puertos más grandes del mundo

🇳🇱Dutch

Sjanghai

de grootste stad van China; gelegen in het oosten aan de Stille Oceaan; een van de grootste havens ter wereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

Xangai

a maior cidade da China; localizado a leste do Pacífico; um dos maiores portos do mundo

🇷🇺Russian

Шанхай

крупнейший город Китая; расположен на востоке Тихого океана; один из крупнейших портов мира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शंघाई

चीन का सबसे बड़ा शहर; प्रशांत महासागर पर पूर्व में स्थित; दुनिया के सबसे बड़े बंदरगाहों में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

সাংহাই

চীনের বৃহত্তম শহর; প্রশান্ত মহাসাগরের পূর্বে অবস্থিত; বিশ্বের বৃহত্তম বন্দরগুলির মধ্যে একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷாங்காய்

சீனாவின் மிகப்பெரிய நகரம்; பசிபிக் கடலில் கிழக்கில் அமைந்துள்ளது; உலகின் மிகப்பெரிய துறைமுகங்களில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

షాంఘై

చైనా యొక్క అతిపెద్ద నగరం; పసిఫిక్లో తూర్పున ఉన్న; ప్రపంచంలోని అతిపెద్ద ఓడరేవులలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

शांघाय

चीनमधील सर्वात मोठे शहर; पॅसिफिकच्या पूर्वेस स्थित; जगातील सर्वात मोठ्या बंदरांपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંઘાઈ

ચીનનું સૌથી મોટું શહેર; પેસિફિક પર પૂર્વમાં સ્થિત છે; વિશ્વના સૌથી મોટા બંદરોમાંનું એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಂಘೈ

ಚೀನಾದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ನಗರ; ಪೆಸಿಫಿಕ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ; ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ಬಂದರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷാങ്ഹായ്

ചൈനയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ നഗരം; പസഫിക്കിൽ കിഴക്ക് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു; ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ തുറമുഖങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੰਘਾਈ

ਚੀਨ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ; ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਦੇ ਪੂਰਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਿਤ; ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

شنگھائی

چین کا سب سے بڑا شہر؛ بحر الکاہل کے مشرق میں واقع؛ دنیا کی سب سے بڑی بندرگاہوں میں سے ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上海

中国最大的城市；位于太平洋东部；世界上最大的港口之一

🇯🇵Japanese

上海

中国最大の都市。太平洋の東に位置します。世界最大の港の一つ

🇰🇷Korean

상하이

중국의 가장 큰 도시; 태평양 동쪽에 위치하고 있습니다. 세계에서 가장 큰 항구 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Thượng Hải

thành phố lớn nhất Trung Quốc; nằm ở phía đông Thái Bình Dương; một trong những cảng lớn nhất thế giới

🇹🇭Thai

เซี่ยงไฮ้

เมืองที่ใหญ่ที่สุดของจีน ตั้งอยู่ทางตะวันออกของมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก หนึ่งในท่าเรือที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในโลก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شنغهاي

أكبر مدينة في الصين. تقع في الشرق على المحيط الهادئ؛ أحد أكبر الموانئ في العالم

🇮🇷Persian

شانگهای

بزرگترین شهر چین؛ واقع در شرق در اقیانوس آرام؛ یکی از بزرگترین بنادر جهان

🇹🇷Turkish

Şangay

Çin'in en büyük şehri; doğuda Pasifik'te bulunur; dünyanın en büyük limanlarından biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שנחאי

העיר הגדולה בסין; ממוקם במזרח על האוקיינוס השקט; אחד הנמלים הגדולים בעולם

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The primary meaning of 'shanghai' is 'the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world'.

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