Suzhou

Suzhou

See also: Sūzhōu and Sùzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Su-chou, Soochow, Suchow, Suchou (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 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

• Suzhounese (demonym, dialect)
• Suzhou numeral

Translations

Chinese city in Jiangsu

Arabic: سُوجُو‎ m (sūjū) Chinese: Cantonese: 蘇州, 苏州 (sou1 zau1) Mandarin: 蘇州／苏州 (zh) (Sūzhōu) Hungarian: Szucsou Japanese: 蘇州 (そしゅう, Soshū) Korean: 쑤저우 (Ssujeou) Latin: Suceu, urbs Suceuvensis Macedonian: Суџоу n (Sudžou) Marathi: सूझोउ n (sūjhou) Russian: Сучжо́у m (Sučžóu) Vietnamese: Tô Châu

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Suzhou

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

Translations

Chinese city in Anhui

Chinese: Cantonese: 宿州 (suk1 zau1) Mandarin: 宿州 (zh) (Sùzhōu) Hungarian: Szucsou Japanese: 宿州 (しゅくしゅう, Shukushū) Korean: please add this translation if you can Vietnamese: Túc Châu

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 肅州／肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

1. A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuqian, Gansu, China.
2. A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Translations

Chinese district and a town in Gansu

Chinese: Mandarin: 肅州／肃州 (zh) (Sùzhōu)

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French

Alternative forms

• Sou-Tchéou (obsolete)

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

• Huangpu