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九州 Pronunciation and Pinyin

九州 Usage and Examples

Nine ancient provinces of China

Kyushu (a region of Japan)

古代萨驽马省地处日本九州岛的最南边。

The ancient province of Satsuma lies in the southernmost part of the Japanese island of Kyushu.

我的确进入了九州产业大学艺术学院属下的设计学院。

I did attend a design school, the Kyushu Sangyou Daigaku in the arts division.

The characters in 九州

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
九
jiǔ2the number nine
州
zhōu6ancient administrative division

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  • jiǔ九gè个yuè月nine months
  • jiǔ九guān关hǔ虎bào豹bān般de的Formidably fierce, Dauntingly powerful
  • jiǔ九shí十ninety
  • jiǔ九shí十èr二ninety-two
  • jiǔ九shí十duō多suì岁over ninety years old, in one's nineties
  • jiǔ九shí十dà大shòu寿ninetieth birthday, 90th birthday
  • jiǔ九shí十suì岁ninety, nineties
  • jiǔ九shí十yǒu有sān三ninety-three, 93
  • jiǔ九shí十gāo高líng龄ninety years old, at ninety
  • jiǔ九huà华shān山Mount Jiuhua
  • jiǔ九pǐn品Nine Ranks, Nine Grades
  • jiǔ九gāi垓The whole world, Vast lands

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Questions about 九州

What does 九州 mean in Chinese?

九州 (jiǔ zhōu) means “Nine ancient provinces of China, Kyushu (a region of Japan)”.

How do you pronounce 九州?

九州 is pronounced jiǔ zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Nine ancient provinces of China” in Chinese?

“Nine ancient provinces of China” is 九州 (jiǔ zhōu) in Chinese.

How is 九州 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 九州, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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