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亚洲

Yà zhōu

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 亞洲

亚洲 (Yà zhōu) means "Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 亚洲 means

1. Asia (abbr. for {亚细亚洲|Yà xì yà Zhōu})

The characters in 亚洲

• 亚yàsecond; next to; inferior
• 洲zhōucontinent; island in a river

Example sentences

• 日本在亚洲。
  Japan is situated in Asia.
• 印度位于亚洲。
  India is in Asia.
• 亚洲人必须合作。
  People of Asia must work together.
• 亚洲有许多乡村。
  Asia has many rural villages.
• 亚洲比澳洲大很多。
  Asia is much larger than Australia.
• 欧洲的人口比亚洲少。
  Europe has a smaller population than Asia.

Words starting with 亚洲

• 亚洲开发银行Yà zhōu Kāi fā Yín hángAsian Development Bank
• 亚洲杯Yà zhōu bēiAsian Cup
• 亚洲周刊Yà zhōu Zhōu kānAsiaweek (Asian current affairs magazine, 1975–2001)
• 亚洲梨Yà zhōu líAsian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
• 亚洲漠地林莺Yà zhōu mò dì lín yīng(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Curruca nana)
• 亚洲短趾百灵Yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
• 亚洲足球联合会Yà zhōu Zú qiú Lián hé huìAsian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of football (soccer) in Asia

Words containing 亚洲

• 自由亚洲电台Zì yóu Yà zhōu Diàn táiRadio Free Asia
• 澳大利亚洲Ào dà lì yà zhōu(geography) the Australian continent (Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea)
• 博鳌亚洲论坛Bó áo Yà zhōu Lùn tánBoao Forum for Asia, founded in 2001

Where 亚洲 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Geography & places (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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