How to say “state” in Chinese
state; prefecture
“State” in Chinese is 州, zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
州 is read zhōu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It's 川 “river” with little islands of land between the streams. Hints at the reading of 洲 zhōu.
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 “州”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 州. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个国家一共有五十个州。zhègeguójiāyígòngyǒuwǔshígezhōuThis country has fifty states in all.
- 这两个州的法律不同zhèliǎnggezhōudefǎlǜbùtóngThe laws of these two states are different.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “state” in Chinese?
“State” in Chinese is 州, pinyin zhōu.
What does 州 mean?
州 (zhōu) means “state; prefecture”.
How do you write 州?
州 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 州?
州 is read zhōu. Tones: zhōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“state” in the lesson “Continents and the UN”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. 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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