神州
Shén zhōu
Pinyin

Definition

神州
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Shén zhōu
  1. old name for China

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

广州
Guǎng zhōu
  1. 1 Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
  2. 2 Canton
德州
Dé zhōu
  1. 1 Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong
  2. 2 abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
杭州
Háng zhōu
  1. 1 Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
神
Shén
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 abbr. for 神舟[Shén zhōu]

Idioms (20)

不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
  1. 1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned

Sample Sentences

可是发展航天技术最终也要造福于民啊！今年中国那么多灾难，这神州七号多花钱啊，不就是政府的面子工程，还不如把钱放到教育和健康上！
kěshì fāzhǎn hángtiān jìshù zuìzhōng yě yào zàofúyúmín a ！jīnnián Zhōngguó nàme duō zāinàn ，zhè Shénzhōuqīhào duō huāqián a ，bù jiùshì zhèngfǔ de miànzi gōngchéng ，hái bùrú bǎ qián fàng dào jiàoyù hé jiànkāng shàng ！
But in the end, the development of aeronautics technology has to benefit the people, too! This year China has had so many disasters. This Shenzhou VII project has spent so much money. Isn't it just for the government's prestige? It would be better to spend the money on education and health.
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自豪当然是自豪，但就是觉得像我一样的普通老百姓，神州七号太空漫游和我也没什么直接关系啊！
zìháo dāngrán shì zìháo ，dàn jiùshì juéde xiàng wǒ yíyàng de pǔtōng lǎobǎixìng ，Shénzhōuqīhào tàikōng mànyóu hé wǒ yě méishénme zhíjiē guānxì a ！
Of course I'm proud. But I feel like, as a common person, there's really no direct connection between me and Shenzhou VII's travels.
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