How to say “Asia” in Chinese
Asia
“Asia” in Chinese is 亚洲, Yà zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
亚洲 is read Yà 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 亚洲: the character was chosen 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 “亚洲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 亚洲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国在亚洲的东部ZhōngguózàiYàzhōudedōngbùChina is in eastern Asia.
- 俄罗斯既在欧洲，也在亚洲。ÉluósījìzàiŌuzhōu,yězàiYàzhōuRussia is in both Europe and Asia.
- 中国位于亚洲东部。ZhōngguówèiyúYàzhōudōngbùChina is located in eastern Asia.
- 这是亚洲最大的港口之一。zhèshìYàzhōuzuìdàdegǎngkǒuzhīyīThis is one of the biggest ports in Asia.
- 这座城市是亚洲的金融中心。zhèzuòchéngshìshìYàzhōudejīnróngzhōngxīnThis city is Asia's financial center.
- 这是今年亚洲最重要的体育赛事。zhèshìjīnniánYàzhōuzuìzhòngyàodetǐyùsàishìThis is the most important sporting event of the year in Asia.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Asia” in Chinese?
“Asia” in Chinese is 亚洲, pinyin Yàzhōu.
What does 亚洲 mean?
亚洲 (Yàzhōu) means “Asia”.
How do you write 亚洲?
亚洲 is 2 characters: 亚 (yà) — Asia; second; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 亚洲?
亚洲 is read Yàzhōu. Tones: Yà — fourth tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“Asia” in the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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