漳州

Zhāngzhōu
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhangzhou, city in southern Fujian, a heartland of Minnan culture

Examples

HSK 4
Cóng Xiàmén kāichē dào Zhāngzhōu dàyuē yí ge xiǎoshí.
It takes about an hour to drive from Xiamen to Zhangzhou.
HSK 6
Hěnduō Táiwān rén de zǔxiān láizì Zhāngzhōu hé Quánzhōu.
The ancestors of many Taiwanese came from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.

Tips

culture
Taiwanese Hokkien grew out of the speech of settlers from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, and it still mixes the two accents.
usage
The official name is 漳州市. The prefecture was set up in 686 and named after the Zhang River (漳江).

Stroke Order

漳 zhāng
州 zhōu