徐州

Xúzhōu
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xuzhou, city in northwestern Jiangsu
  2. 2 Xuzhou, one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ lǎojiā zài Xúzhōu, nàli de rén zǎoshang ài hē làtāng.
My family is from Xuzhou, where people like spicy soup for breakfast.
HSK 6
Xúzhōu shì Hàncháo kāiguó huángdì Liú Bāng de gùxiāng, zhèli de Hànmù fēicháng yǒumíng.
Xuzhou is the hometown of Liu Bang, the first Han emperor, and its Han dynasty tombs are very famous.

Tips

history
The city takes its name from Xuzhou, one of the Nine Provinces (九州) of antiquity. Sitting where routes from north, south, east and west meet, it was fought over in war after war, down to the Huaihai Campaign (淮海战役) of 1948-49.

Stroke Order

徐 xú
州 zhōu