How to say “Europe” in Chinese
Europe
“Europe” in Chinese is 欧洲, Ōu zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
欧洲 is read Ōu zhōu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The first syllable of 欧洲: the character was picked for its sound.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 州 zhōu — both the meaning and the sound: land amid water.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “欧洲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 欧洲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 俄罗斯既在欧洲，也在亚洲。ÉluósījìzàiŌuzhōu,yězàiYàzhōuRussia is in both Europe and Asia.
- 据报道，中外学生昨天在大学热情地迎接了欧洲代表团。jùbàodào,zhōngwàixuéshengzuótiānzàidàxuérèqíngdeyíngjiēleŌuzhōudàibiǎotuánReportedly, yesterday Chinese and international students gave a warm welcome to a European delegation at the university.
More words from the lesson “China and the world”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Europe” in Chinese?
“Europe” in Chinese is 欧洲, pinyin Ōuzhōu.
What does 欧洲 mean?
欧洲 (Ōuzhōu) means “Europe”.
How do you write 欧洲?
欧洲 is 2 characters: 欧 (ōu) — Europe, European; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 欧洲?
欧洲 is read Ōuzhōu. Tones: Ōu — first tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“Europe” in the lesson “China and the world”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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