Suzhou

See also: Sūzhōu and Sùzhōu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Suzhou

  1. A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
    • 2021 July 14, “China hotel collapse death toll climbs to 17: reports”, in EFE, archived from the original on 14 July 2021:
      The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua.
  2. Synonym of Suzhou Creek.
  3. (historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.
Synonyms
  • (city in Jiangsu): Wu, Gusu, Helu City (historic settlements)
  • (creek in Shanghai): Wusong
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

  1. A prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.
Translations

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

  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.
Translations

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Suzhou f

  1. Suzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)
  2. Suzhou Creek
    Synonyms: Sou-Tchéou-Creek, Wusong

See also

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