州
zhōu
Meaning
- state (e.g. of US)
- prefecture
Definition
古代行政区划，现用于某些国家的行政区划名称。
An ancient administrative division, now used as the name of administrative divisions in some countries.
Usage
常用于指代美国、澳大利亚等国家的州级行政区，或中国历史上的州。
Commonly used to refer to state-level administrative divisions in countries like the United States and Australia, or historical prefectures in China.
Examples
- 1 美国由五十个州组成。 (The United States consists of fifty states.)
- 2 他来自德克萨斯州。 (He is from Texas.)
- 3 苏州是中国江苏省的一个城市。 (Suzhou is a city in Jiangsu Province, China.)
- 4 九州是日本的一个地区。 (Kyushu is a region in Japan.)
- 5 这座古城曾经是历史上的重要州府。 (This ancient city was once an important prefectural seat in history.)
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