Suzhou
name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
"The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua."
- 2 A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
"There were more than 200 reported cases in Anhui's Suzhou city on Monday. Since the outbreak was detected on June 26, the province has reported more than 1,000 cases, according to the Suzhou municipal government."
- 3 A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
- 4 Synonym of Suzhou Creek: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
- 5 A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
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- 6 Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city. historical
Example
More examples"River Suzhou is Shanghai's "mother river"; twisting and turning, it stretches across and flows through the city center."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu).
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