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Definitions
- 1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
- 2. place name
- 3. to revive
- 4. used as phonetic in transliteration
Example Sentences
1 shown苏 联万岁！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 苏
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
Suez Canal
Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands
Oxus River
Nisu (language)
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[sū dōng pō], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]
Suleiman (name)
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
Jiangsu cuisine
(bird species of China) ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
Ussuri River
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[xiāng xiù], 粵繡|粤绣[yuè xiù] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[shǔ xiù])
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
Soviet Union, 1922-1991
Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean
see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]
Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement
Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)
tiramisu (loanword)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991
threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid
Supreme Soviet
Susan (name)
soda biscuit
Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia
Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
baking soda
Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan
Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)
Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan
soda drink (loanword)
former Soviet Union
Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)
common perilla
soda (loanword)
Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
the Suez canal
Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Suharto (1921-2008), former Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 1967-1998
to resuscitate
Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition
baking soda
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]
Minnesota, USA
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
Suzhou region in Jiangsu
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
Massoud (name)
tiramisu (loanword)
Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)
Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
to come to
Soviet Russia (1917-1991)
Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
Missouri
Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 蘇報|苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 鄒容|邹容
Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Soviet Communist Party
see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014
Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft
Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)
Soviet Russia
Al-Mansur
former Soviet Union
Scotch collie
genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)
threonine
Sophie (name)
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语[wú yǔ]
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
Sudetenland
Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]
see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]
sage (herb)
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Missouri
beefsteak plant
Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu] and Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu]
Sotheby's auction house
Suriname
administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)
also called 草碼|草码[cǎo mǎ]
Scotland
Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
sage (herb)
Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)
Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)
the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[sū xún] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[sū shì] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[sū zhé])
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
Minnesota
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university
Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang
Suriname River
Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)
bonnet
mozzarella (loanword)
Sol (goddess)
Scotland Yard
Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)
Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
tassels
Su'ao Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician
the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[bā dà cài xì])
South Sudan
Soviet Union friendly society
Mosul (Iraqi city)
Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region
Su'ao Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
Suez (canal)
Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia
to revive
Sukinda, Indian city
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
Hasselblad (camera manufacturer)
Zurich, Switzerland
Aksu River in Xinjiang
Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]
Suva, capital of Fiji
Sudan
lyxose (type of sugar)
Soviet (council)
Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)
Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu