Chu-chou

A form of Zhuzhou — A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

OriginMandarin 株洲 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Zhuzhou.

    Two rail lines have been planned to connect Kuei-yang with Chu-chou in Hunan and K'un-ming with Ch'eng-tu via Hsi-ch'ang in Szechwan.

    1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, ATLAS OF CHINA, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 170
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    Along the middle section of the Canton-Hankou railroad, which is located in Chu-chou in Hunan Province, the railroad is connected with the Chechiang-Chiangsi railroad to reach the nation's largest city - Shanghai.

    Economic Geography of Kwangtung

    1956, 梁仁采 [Liang Jen-ts'ai], 广东经济地理 [Economic Geography of Kwangtung], Peiping, →OCLC, page 47

    The town of Chu-chou in Hunan Province, carrying out the great directive of Chairman Mao that "educated youths must go to the villages," has put into practice factory-commune links, and under the leadership of cadres, has made a collective settlement of educated youths in commune and brigade farms, forest areas, and tea plantations.

    1975, Peter J. Seybolt, editor, The Rustication of Urban Youth in China, published 2015, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 148

Origin

  1. Mandarin株洲
  2. EnglishChu-chou

From Mandarin 株洲 (Zhūzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu¹-chou¹.

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APA

Chu-chou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chu-chou

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Chicago

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