荆州区

荊州區
Jīngzhōu qū
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Jingzhou District, central district of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province

Examples

HSK 4
Gǔchéng qiáng jiù zài Jīngzhōu qū nèi, xīyǐn le hěnduō yóukè.
The ancient city wall is located within Jingzhou District and attracts many tourists.
HSK 7-9
荆州荆州中心城区
Jīngzhōu qū shì Jīngzhōu shì de zhōngxīn chéngqū.
Jingzhou District is the central urban district of Jingzhou City.

Tips

culture
Houses the famous Jingzhou Ancient City Wall (荆州古城墙), a major Three Kingdoms heritage site. Jingzhou itself is etched into Chinese consciousness through 三国演义 - 荆州 (Liu Bei 'borrowing' Jingzhou from Sun Quan) is one of the saga's most-cited episodes.

In Pop Culture

大意 dàyì shī Jīng zhōu
to lose Jingzhou through carelessness
Idiom from Romance of the Three Kingdoms about Guan Yu losing Jingzhou; used today for any disaster caused by overconfidence.

Stroke Order

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