一加八城市圈

English translation: "One plus eight" satellite city system (around Wuhan)

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Chinese term or phrase:一加八城市圈
English translation:"One plus eight" satellite city system (around Wuhan)
Entered by: ysun

21:41 Apr 6, 2006
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Chinese term or phrase: 一加八城市圈
孝感市位于武汉为中心的一加八城市圈内
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 17:09
"One plus eight" satellite city system (around Wuhan)
Explanation:
Just a suggestion.
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ysun
United States
Local time: 04:09
Grading comment
Good idea. Thanks! :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4the industrial zone of 1 plus 8 cities
Naikei Wong
4 +3One plus Eight Cities Circle ( Industrial Zone)
IC --
4Wuhan city circle
Ray Luo
4"One plus eight" satellite city system (around Wuhan)
ysun


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the industrial zone of 1 plus 8 cities


Explanation:
OR the metropolitan area of 1 plus 8 industrial cities (since they say Wuhan is at the center)


... just what I made up...:)

FYI:

中國中部五省崛起緊迫感增強﹐舉辦論壇研討戰略| 新聞中心| 龍虎網胡樹華對此解釋是﹐以中部區域內形成了武漢“一加八”城市圈(武漢﹑黃石﹑鄂州﹑孝感﹑ 黃岡﹑咸寧﹑仙桃﹑潛江﹑天門)﹑長湘株城市圈﹑昌九工業帶﹑鄭洛汴工業軸和安徽 ...
www.longhoo.net/big5/longhoo/ news/finance/node93/userobject1ai193019.html - 24k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


中部崛起 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]一個城市圈] 中部區域內形成了武 漢“一加八”城市圈 [兩大經濟帶] 中部城市沿長江形成 橫向經濟帶,貫通中 部的京廣線 ... 城市圈招商效應]咸寧孝感在港分享“1+8”蛋糕 ...
www.cnhubei.com/zhongbu/ - 249k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 11 mins (2006-04-06 21:53:29 GMT)
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the "one" probably refers to Wuhan, then

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-04-06 21:59:08 GMT)
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found no English source...

詳細信息 - [ Translate this page ][ 簡體 ]於是以武漢為圓心,中共湖北省委為武漢畫了一個半徑一百公里的圓,將黃石、鄂州、 孝感、黃岡、咸寧、仙桃、潛江、天門圍成一圈,形成了“一加八”的武漢城市圈。 ...
corp.wuhan.net.cn/mes.asp?id=11075 - 26k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages




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Note added at 24 mins (2006-04-06 22:06:33 GMT)
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In Japan, they use the term "industrial belt" (I remember this was on my Geography textbooks in Singapore)... but here "belt" would not pass the test for "圈" which is more properly translated as "sphere"... I think "area" or "zone" will do

Naikei Wong
Local time: 17:09
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IC --
17 mins
  -> merci!!

agree  Donglai Lou (X)
1 hr
  -> thank you!!

agree  Justin Lai
4 hrs
  -> thank you!!

agree  Francis Fine
3 days 8 hrs
  -> thank you lance!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
One plus Eight Cities Circle ( Industrial Zone)


Explanation:
One plus Eight Cities Circle ( Industrial Zone)

IC --
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Naikei Wong
3 mins
  -> Merci!

agree  Donglai Lou (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you!

agree  Justin Lai
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Wuhan city circle


Explanation:
大陆媒体有三种译法:

Wuhan city circle

Wuhan Economic Circle

Circle of cities around Wuhan



    Reference: http://www.whipb.gov.cn/message/04bh.doc
Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 days 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"One plus eight" satellite city system (around Wuhan)


Explanation:
Just a suggestion.

ysun
United States
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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