Shenzhen Syllabification: (Shen·zhen)Pronunciation: /ˈSHenˈZHen, -ˈzen, ˈSHənˈjən/Definition of Shenzhen an industrial city in southern China, north of Hong Kong; population 1,819,300 (est. 2006). Shenzhen in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shenzhen in the British & World English dictionary