Suzhou

American  

[sy-joh] / ˈsüˈdʒoʊ /

(Wade-Giles) Suchou;

noun

Pinyin.

1. (Wade-Giles) Wuhsien.  (Pinyin) Wuxian.  a city in southern Jiangsu province, in eastern China.

2. former name of Yibin.

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Suzhou British  

/ ˈsuːˈdʒəʊ /

noun

1. Also called: Wuhsien.  a city in E China, in S Jiangsu on the Grand Canal: noted for its gardens; produces chiefly silk. Pop: 1 201 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Biopharmaceutical firm Suzhou Ribo Life Science plans to raise HK$1.59 billion in its IPO and use its net proceeds for research and development.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was detained in 2021 by the local bureau of China’s counterintelligence agency in the southeastern city of Suzhou, after China had closed its borders and imposed tight domestic travel restrictions and social controls to fight the spread of COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times

China’s economy may be facing some significant hurdles but, as Wang Xi speaks, he looks out across the customers sitting at little tables and chairs staring down Suzhou Creek towards a gleaming Shanghai skyline and – on this night – it’s hard not to share his optimism.

From BBC

The series began in April with a double-header in China, where Duplantis opened his season in spectacular fashion by breaking the pole vault world record in Xiamen, before Briton Daryll Neita made an exciting start to her season by beating world 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson to win over 200m in Suzhou.

From BBC

That’s how he met Danny Dong, 29, who moved from China’s Suzhou province in October 2022.

From Los Angeles Times