马萨诸塞州

馬薩諸塞州

Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu

noun #11,011

Meanings

1 Massachusetts (US state)

Characters

horse (phonetic)

all; various (phonetic)

to block (phonetic)

state; province

Phonetic transliteration of 'Massachusetts' + 州 (state)

Examples

马萨诸塞州的首府是波士顿。

Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu de shǒufǔ shì Bōshìdùn.

The capital of Massachusetts is Boston.

哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州。

Hāfó Dàxué wèiyú Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu.

Harvard University is located in Massachusetts.

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usage

Often abbreviated as 麻省 (Máshěng) in everyday Chinese, especially in the term 麻省理工 (MIT).

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

萨 sà

诸 zhū

塞 sāi

州 zhōu