州

zhōu · zhou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. prefecture
  2. (old) province
  3. (old) administrative division
  4. state (e.g. of US)
  5. oblast (Russia)
  6. canton (Switzerland)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

死(sǐ)刑(xíng)在(zài)美(měi)国(guó)的(de)很(hěn)多(duō)州(zhōu)都(dōu)被(bèi)废(fèi)除(chú)了(le)。

The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

阿(ā)萨(sà)伊(yī)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)产(chǎn)自(zì)巴(bā)西(xī)帕(pà)拉(lā)州(zhōu)的(de)浆(jiāng)果(guǒ)。

Acai is a berry that comes from the state of Pará, Brazil.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by npvojtik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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