🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

硅谷

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guī gǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Silicon Valley/ˈsɪlɪkən ˈvæli/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"深圳常被称为中国的硅谷。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology, innovation, and venture capital, specifically used metaphorically to describe similarly booming tech hubs worldwide such as Shenzhen in China.

    "Shenzhen is widely recognized as China's Silicon Valley due to its massive concentration of hardware startups and electronics manufacturers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Silicon Valley' originated in the 1970s, referring to the region in California known for its high concentration of technology companies. The name derives from the silicon used in semiconductor manufacturing, which was pivotal in the development of the tech industry.

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