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荆州

荊州
Jīngzhōu
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Jingzhou, city on the Yangtze in southern Hubei, known for its old city walls
  2. 2 Jing Province, one of the ancient Nine Provinces, which under the Han covered most of today's Hubei and Hunan

Examples

HSK 4
我们坐动车从武汉去荆州玩了两天。
Wǒmen zuò dòngchē cóng Wǔhàn qù Jīngzhōu wán le liǎng tiān.
We took the bullet train from Wuhan to Jingzhou and spent two days there.
HSK 5
三国时期，魏、蜀、吴三家都想得到荆州。
Sānguó shíqī, Wèi, Shǔ, Wú sān jiā dōu xiǎng dédào Jīngzhōu.
In the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu and Wu all wanted to get hold of Jingzhou.

Tips

culture
Two sayings come from the fight over the province. 刘备借荆州, 'Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou', finished with 有借无还 'borrowed and never returned', is said of someone who keeps what they borrow, and 大意失荆州, 'losing Jingzhou through carelessness', after Guan Yu's defeat in 219, warns against overconfidence.
usage
In Li Bai's letter 《与韩荆州书》, Han of Jingzhou is Han Chaozong (韩朝宗), then governor of Jingzhou: officials were often called by their surname plus the place they governed.

Stroke Order

荆 jīng
州 zhōu