Definition of "Xi"
Xi1
proper noun
A river in China, the western tributary of the Pearl.
Quotations
The most important inland water transport takes place along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east.]
, Routledge & Kegan Paul, page 93
Xi2
proper noun
plural Xis
Xi Jinping, current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2012–present).
Quotations
Vice President Xi (pronounced “Shee”), expected to succeed Hu Jintao as president from early 2013, will inherit responsibility for his nation’s far-reaching and sometimes troublesome relationship with the United States.
2011 August 17, Jeff Mason, Chris Buckley, “China, U.S. seek to boost confidence as Biden visits”, in Brian Rhoads, Alex Richardson, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 29 June 2023
Across the water, which is 110 miles wide, is Fujian province, where Xi spent 17 years climbing the political ladder before making the leap to the national stage.
2022 November 5, Philip Sherwell, “We don’t think China will invade Taiwan. But if they do we’ll fight them”, in The Times, archived from the original on 05 November 2022
Xi3
proper noun
A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
Quotations
Daning County is located in the south of Luliang Mountain and west of Linfen City in Shanxi Province. Pu County and Xi County are to the east of Daning County,[...]
2016, Yanyun Wei, Aiguo Zhang, “The Study on Migration and Poverty Alleviation Planning of Daning County”, in Open Journal of Social Sciences, volume 4, number 4
The one-week pear flower festival kicked off on April 15 at the Xi county of Linfen city, North China's Shanxi province, with various theme activities to be held, including a product display, a tourism promotion, performances, intangible cultural heritages shows, and a photography contest. Xi county has won a reputation as the Home of Crisp Pears in China with productivity of over five million kilograms in a planting area of 12,000 hectares.
2016 April 18, “Pear flower festival opens in Linfen city”, in China Daily, archived from the original on November 14, 2019
To help the sales of agricultural products is an effective means of poverty alleviation. In 2017, the Company purchased pears from Xi County of Linfen, Shanxi Province twice at a total cost of 1,329,400 yuan; in August 2017, the Company spent RMB260,000 on melon bought from Maigaiti County of Xinjiang;[...]
2017, “2017 Annual Report”, in CITIC Securities, archived from the original on June 10, 2021
In April,2004, 36 people died in Shanxi’s Xi County coal-mining accident. The provincial governor, Zhang Baoshun (Governor Zhang), having been promoted to his position only two months prior to the accident, was shocked by the chaotic conditions of property rights and the consequential predatory mining activities when he arrived at the scene.
2018 October 17, Lan Xue, Jing Zhao, “Truncated Decision Making and Deliberative Implementation: A Time-Based Policy Process Model for Transitional China”, in Policy Studies Journal, volume 48, number 2, page 19
As the new round of the fight against poverty began, he was assigned to take up the provisional post of deputy chief of Yangtousheng Township, Xi County, Linfen City.
2020, Lu Shunmin, Yang Yao, Chen Kehai, Pathway to Prosperity: China's Poverty Alleviation with a Case Study of Shanxi Province Editorial Board
The systematic dust avoidance effect of Small Xitian building complex in Xi county is rare in the history of science and technology at home and abroad, which confirms the scientific nature of the dust avoidance effect of ancient temple buildings in China and plays a reference role in the research on dust avoidance protection of other ancient buildings in China.
2020, Dongdong Yang, Wenqing Wu, “An Analysis on Dust Avoidance Effect of the Building Complex of Small Xitian in Xi County”, in Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, volume 5, number 3, page 59