常州

Chángzhōu

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 4

常州在南京和上海之间。

Chángzhōu zài Nánjīng hé Shànghǎi zhījiān.

Changzhou is between Nanjing and Shanghai.

HSK 7-9

常州有一个很大的恐龙主题公园，孩子们都很喜欢。

Chángzhōu yǒu yí ge hěn dà de kǒnglóng zhǔtí gōngyuán, háizimen dōu hěn xǐhuan.

Changzhou has a big dinosaur theme park, and children love it.

culture

Its nickname is 龙城 'Dragon City'. The pagoda of its 天宁寺, finished in 2007, is the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the world.

usage

The official name is 常州市; in speech and on signs the short form is normal.

常 cháng

州 zhōu