Meanings
Quzhou1
Quzhou2
alternative Ch'ü-chou · alternative Chuchow
- A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, China.
The two dead girls, Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, were friends from the Jiangshan Middle School in Quzhou, in the prosperous eastern coastal province of Zhejiang.
2013 July 9, “Pilot of crashed Asiana plane still in Boeing 777 training”, in France 24, archived from the original on 11 Jul 20131 more example
The Go tournament – a traditional Chinese board game also known as Weiqi – in Quzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, was designed to promote “participation and communication” among the members of China’s 56 designated ethnic minority groups.
2021 June 27, Kristin Huang, “Chinese Hui Muslims trigger storm by wearing traditional dress to event to promote ethnic unity”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2021, Politics
Origin
Quzhou · proper noun
- Mandarin曲周
- EnglishQuzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曲周 (Qǔzhōu).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Quzhou · proper noun
- Mandarin衢州
- EnglishQuzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 衢州 (Qúzhōu).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 曲周, 衢州
- 曲周county
- 衢州 (keoi⁴ zau¹)prefecture-level city in China
Chinese Mandarin 曲周, 衢州
- 曲周 (Qǔzhōu)county
- 衢州 (Qúzhōu)prefecture-level city in China
Cite this entry
Quzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quzhou
“Quzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quzhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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