欧洲
ōuzhōuTraditional: 歐洲
#1998 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
Europe
Word origin
A compound of 欧 (ōu), the character used to transliterate the European place name, and 洲 (zhōu, continent), giving the name of the continent of Europe.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 欧 (ōu, phonetic for Europe) + 洲 (zhōu, continent)
Stroke order
欧
洲
Examples
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He wants to travel to Europe next year.
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Europe has many ancient cities.
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This kind of culture is very common in Europe.
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France and Germany are both in Europe.
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Flying from China to Europe takes more than ten hours.
欧洲 (ōu zhōu) means Europe, the continent. 欧 carries the European sound and 洲 means continent, the same element seen in 亚洲 (Asia) and 美洲 (the Americas).
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