zhōu

common
noun

Meaning of

洲 means continent; large landmass; sandbank; silt island in river. Pronounced zhōu.

  • continent; large landmass
  • sandbank; silt island in river
  • surname Zhou

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

zhōu
shì
shì
jiè
shàng
miàn
zuì
de
zhōu
 

Asia is the largest continent in the world by area.

men
xué
guò
zhōu
yáng
de
zhī
shi
 

We learned geography knowledge about the seven continents and four oceans.

Fēi
zhōu
yǒu
fēng
de
shēng
dòng
yuán
 

Africa is rich in wildlife resources.

Nán
měi
zhōu
de
xùn
lín
shì
quán
qiú
zuì
de
dài
lín
 

The Amazon Rainforest in South America is the world's largest tropical rainforest.

yáng
zhōu
yóu
Ào
zhòng
duō
tài
píng
yáng
dǎo
屿
chéng
 

Oceania is made up of Australia and numerous Pacific islands.