Meaning
continent; island
Chinese: 大陆、洲。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 洲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 大洲dà zhōucontinent
- 五洲wǔ zhōufive continents; the world
- 洲府zhōu fǔstate government
- 洲际zhōu jìintercontinental
- 五大洲wǔ dà zhōufive continents; the whole world
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Example Sentence
亚洲是世界上最大的洲。Yà zhōu shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de zhōu.Asia is the largest continent in the world.
亚洲Yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)是shìis世界shì jièworld上shàngon最zuìmost大dàbig的deof洲zhōucontinent。