prefecture/(old) province/(old) administrative division/state (e.g. of US)/oblast (Russia)/canton (Switzerland)/continent/to settle in a place/place surrounded by water
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
一個國家嘅行政區劃；通常係最大、最高級嘅劃分，譬如用嚟指部份聯邦制國家嘅組成部份（量詞：個） state, a level of adminsitrative division; typically refers to a federated state of some countries
州政府
州政府
zau1 zing3 fu2 state government
俄亥俄州
俄亥俄州
ngo4 hoi6 ngo4 zau1 State of Ohio
你住邊個州㗎？
你住边个州㗎？
nei5 zyu6 bin1 go3 zau1 gaa3? Which state do you live in?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
state; canton; oblast (of some countries)
character, historical
zhou (a type of historical political divisions of China, usually translated as prefecture or province)
揚州
扬州
yáng zhōu (historical) Yang Province; (modern) Yangzhou
Definitions (Unihan)
administrative division, state
Cangjie Input
ILIL
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1163
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
死刑在美国的很多州都被废除了。
死刑在美國的很多州都被廢除了。
sǐ xíng zài měi guó de hěn duō zhōu dōu bèi fèi chú le 。
The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.
Mandarin
一个从俄勒冈州来的朋友，布朗先生明天会来拜访我们。
一個從俄勒岡州來的朋友，布朗先生明天會來拜訪我們。
yí gè cóng é lè gāng zhōu lái de péng you ， bù lǎng xiān sheng míng tiān huì lái bài fǎng wǒ men 。
Mr. Brown, a friend from Oregon, will visit us tomorrow.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.
Mandarin
我向他道贺；也向裴林州长道贺，为他们所成就的一切。我迫不及待想和他们携手合作，在未来数月更新这个国家的许诺。
我向他道賀；也向裴林州長道賀，為他們所成就的一切。我迫不及待想和他們攜手合作，在未來數月更新這個國家的許諾。
wǒ xiàng tā dào hè ； yě xiàng péi lín zhōu zhǎng dào hè ， wèi tā men suǒ chéng jiù de yī qiè 。 wǒ pò bù jí dài xiǎng hé tā men xié shǒu hé zuò ， zài wèi lái shù yuè gēng xīn zhè ge guó jiā de xǔ nuò 。
I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I am most likely the one to tie up his mess this time.
Cantonese
州政府
州政府
zau1 zing3 fu2
state government
Cantonese
俄亥俄州
俄亥俄州
ngo4 hoi6 ngo4 zau1
State of Ohio
Cantonese
你住边个州㗎？
你住邊個州㗎？
nei5 zyu6 bin1 go3 zau1 gaa3?
Which state do you live in?
Cantonese
只准州官放火，不许百姓点灯。
只准州官放火，不許百姓點燈。
State officials are allowed to set fire, yet civilians are not allowed to light lamps.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
这里的中国是指日本的中国地方，即指本州西部的冈山、广岛、山口、岛根、鸟取5县。
這裏的中國是指日本的中國地方，即指本州西部的岡山、廣島、山口、島根、鳥取5縣。
zhè lǐ de zhōng guó shì zhǐ rì běn de zhōng guó dì fāng ， jí zhǐ běn zhōu xī bù de gāng shān ， guǎng dǎo ， shān kǒu ， dǎo gēn ， niǎo qǔ ５ xiàn ．
Here, 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó) refers to the Chūgoku region of Japan, or the five prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, and Tottori that lay in the western region of Honshū.
Here, 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó) refers to the Chūgoku region of Japan, or the five prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamagushi, Shimane, and Tottori that lay in the western region of Honshū.