德州

Dézhōu

noun #4,853

Meanings

1 Texas
2 Dezhou (city in Shandong, China)

Characters

virtue; morality; phonetic for 'Te-'

state; prefecture

Examples

HSK 1

他在德州上大学。

Tā zài Dézhōu shàng dàxué.

He goes to university in Texas.

HSK 7-9

德州扑克是很流行的纸牌游戏。

Dézhōu pūkè shì hěn liúxíng de zhǐpái yóuxì.

Texas Hold'em is a very popular card game.

Tips

usage

德州 can refer to both the US state of Texas and the Chinese city of Dezhou in Shandong province. 德州扑克 (Texas Hold'em poker) and 德州扒鸡 (Dezhou braised chicken) come from different places.

Stroke Order

德 dé

州 zhōu