麻省

Máshěng

noun #8,546

Meanings

1 Massachusetts (US state)
2 abbreviation for 麻萨诸塞州

Characters

province; state

Short for 麻萨诸塞 (Másàzhūsài) — 'Massachusetts.' 麻 represents the first syllable, 省 means 'state.'

Examples

麻省理工学院是世界顶尖大学。

Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn shì shìjiè dǐngjiān dàxué.

MIT is one of the world's top universities.

他在麻省住了五年。

Tā zài Máshěng zhù le wǔ nián.

He lived in Massachusetts for five years.

波士顿是麻省的首府。

Bōshìdùn shì Máshěng de shǒufǔ.

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.

Tips

usage

麻省 is the common short form used in everyday Chinese. The full transliteration 麻萨诸塞州 (Másàzhūsàizhōu) is rarely used. 麻省理工 (Máshěng Lǐgōng) is the universally recognized abbreviation for MIT.

In Pop Culture

麻省理工学院 Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

One of the world's most prestigious universities, abbreviated as MIT

Stroke Order

麻 má

省 shěng