# 亚洲 (Yàzhōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 亚洲 (Yàzhōu) means “Asia”. It was previously included at level 4 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: Asia
- Pinyin: Yàzhōu (Ya4 zhou1)
- Traditional: 亞洲
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 亚洲是世界上面积最大的洲。
  Yàzhōu shì shìjiè shàng miànjī zuì dà de zhōu.
  Asia is the largest continent in the world by area.

## Characters

- 亚 (yà): second; next to
- 洲 (zhōu): continent; island in a river

https://hanziro.com/word/ya-zhou-asia/

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