English Explanatory Dictionary

Suzhou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
  2. A new district in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  3. An industrial park in Suzhou, Jiangsu, 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. Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.
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  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
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  1. A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
  2. A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Pronunciation

so͞oʹjōʹ

Word forms

Suzhou Su-chou Soochow Suchow Suchou

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Synonyms

Wu Gusu Helu City Wusong Suzhou Creek

Derived words

Suzhounese Suzhou numeral

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 肅州 /肃州 Chinese Mandarin: 肅州 /肃州 Japanese: 肅州 Vietnamese: Túc Châu
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