州府 (zhōufǔ): prefectural seat

Meanings

1 prefectural seat
2 state capital
3 the prefecture (administrative unit) and prefectural government

Characters

州

government office / mansion

Examples

古代州府是地方行政中心。

Gǔdài zhōufǔ shì dìfāng xíngzhèng zhōngxīn.

In ancient times, the prefectural seat was the local administrative center.

他被任命为州府的官员。

Tā bèi rènmìng wéi zhōufǔ de guānyuán.

He was appointed as an official of the prefectural government.

Tips

history

州 (zhōu) and 府 (fǔ) were two levels of imperial Chinese administrative units below the province. The compound 州府 originally meant the combined offices of these units, then by extension the seat city. In modern usage it can also translate 'state capital' for foreign federal systems.