mainland

Example Sentences

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Hong Kong was once known for its freewheeling media scene, a sharp contrast to tightly controlled mainland China.

From Barron's

Lai sneaked into Hong Kong as a boy to escape famine in mainland China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Cheng oversees a team of more than two dozen correspondents and researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore and New York with responsibility for the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The penguins had previously moved from offshore islands to the mainland, taking advantage of the absence of land predators.

From Science Daily

A lot of maintenance is currently performed in Guam, Pearl Harbor or the U.S. mainland, defense analysts said, and U.S. shipyards are struggling to keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal