Quzhou

Qu·zhou
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proper noun

A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

Quzhou1

proper noun

alternative Ch'ü-chou · alternative Chuchow

Quzhou2

proper noun

alternative Ch'ü-chou · alternative Chuchow

  1. 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 2013
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    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

  1. Mandarin曲周
  2. EnglishQuzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曲周 (Qǔzhōu).

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Quzhou · proper noun

  1. Mandarin衢州
  2. EnglishQuzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 衢州 (Qúzhōu).

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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
APA

Quzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quzhou

MLA

“Quzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quzhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quzhou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quzhou.

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