巴州

Bāzhōu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Bazhou (common abbr. for Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang)
2 (historical) eastern Sichuan / Chongqing region

Characters

Ba (ancient kingdom)

Examples

HSK 7-9

巴州是新疆面积最大的地级行政区。

Bāzhōu shì Xīnjiāng miànji zuì dà de dìjí xíngzhèngqū.

Bazhou is the largest prefecture-level administrative region in Xinjiang.

HSK 7-9

库尔勒是巴州的首府。

Kù'ěrlè shì Bāzhōu de shǒufǔ.

Korla is the capital of Bazhou.

Tips

culture

In modern usage almost always short for 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 (Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang) - China's largest prefecture by area, seat at Korla (库尔勒). Contains Lop Nur (罗布泊), Bosten Lake, and parts of the Taklamakan desert. Historically 巴州 was also a name for the Ba (巴) region of eastern Sichuan and Chongqing.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

州 zhōu