China rose

noun

: any of numerous garden roses derived from a shrubby Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis)

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Chinese-language films in the IMAX format as a percentage of the group’s box office in mainland China rose to 61.5% in 2023 from 58.8% a year earlier. Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Florence Lo | Reuters Major Asian chip stocks outside of China rose Tuesday, shrugging off a new round of U.S. semiconductor export curbs aimed at impairing Beijing’s capability to produce certain high-end chips. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024 Over the last quarter, sales to China rose by 50% year-over-year. Trefis Team, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Shares in mainland China rose as investors digested Beijing’s Saturday briefing on stimulus measures, in which the finance minister said more was needed but didn’t offer specifics. Ian Mount, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 Stocks in China rose in response, with the CSI 300 Index climbing 4.3% Tuesday, its best day since July 2020. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024 Stagnating prices in China Prices in China rose just 0.6% year on year in August. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024 Sales in Greater China rose 10.8 percent in constant currencies to 21.9 million Canadian dollars. Evan Clark, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024 First came Taiwan, and then by the 1990s, China rose to prominence. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of China rose was in 1771

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“China rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/China%20rose. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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