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州 zhōu

state; province

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
川
Type
Ideograph
Made of 川 ⿻川？

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  1. 他住在加利福尼亚州。
    Tā zhù zài Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu.
    He lives in the state of California.
    he live at California state
  2. 中国古代分为九州。
    Zhōngguó gǔdài fēnwéi jiǔ zhōu.
    Ancient China was divided into nine regions.
    China ancient-times divide-into nine region
  3. 你去过美国的哪些州？
    Nǐ qùguò Měiguó de nǎxiē zhōu?
    Which states in the U.S. have you been to?
    you been-to U.S. (particle) which states (question)
  4. 这个小镇不属于任何一个州。
    Zhège xiǎozhèn bù shǔyú rènhé yí ge zhōu.
    This small town does not belong to any state.
    this (measure) small-town not belong any one (measure) state
  5. 美国有五十个州，每个州都有自己的法律。
    Měiguó yǒu wǔshí ge zhōu, měi ge zhōu dōu yǒu zìjǐ de fǎlǜ.
    The U.S. has fifty states, and each state has its own laws.
    U.S. have fifty (measure) state, every (measure) state all have own (particle) law

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