澳洲

Àozhōu

noun #8,700

Meanings

1 Australia (colloquial)
2 Oceania

Characters

bay; inlet; short for Australia

continent; state

Examples

我明年打算去澳洲留学。

Wǒ míngnián dǎsuàn qù Àozhōu liúxué.

I plan to study abroad in Australia next year.

澳洲的袋鼠非常有名。

Àozhōu de dàishǔ fēicháng yǒumíng.

Australia's kangaroos are very famous.

他在澳洲生活了十年。

Tā zài Àozhōu shēnghuó le shí nián.

He lived in Australia for ten years.

Tips

mistakes

澳洲 is the informal name for Australia. The formal name is 澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà). Don't confuse 澳洲 with 澳门 (Àomén, Macau) — they share the 澳 character but are completely different places.

Stroke Order

澳 ào

洲 zhōu