洲

zhōu · zhou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. continent
  2. island in a river

In a sentence

2 examples
01

亚(yà)洲(zhōu)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)面(miàn)积(jī)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)洲(zhōu)。

Asia is the largest continent in the world by area.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)中(zhōng)央(yāng)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)洲(zhōu)。

There is a small island in the middle of this river.

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