Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suzhou creek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: suzhou creek
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.

Example Sentences

"News of the Nanking rape spread like wildfire and before long refugees were flooding into Shanghai across Suchou Creek and on to the Bund."
"The play centres on a Jewish-run cafe on the northern bank of Shanghai's Suzhou Creek, where Shana, the daughter of the cafe owner, finds herself pursued by both a Japanese official, Mr. Suzuki, as well as Song Yao, a Chinese resistance fighter."
"Suzhou Creek was little more than an open sewer for decades as its murky waters coursed through the heart of Shanghai. Now, it teems with life along verdant banks that stretch for 26 miles."

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 蘇州河／苏州河 (Sūzhōu Hé)

Inflected Forms

Soochow Creek (alternative, dated)

Synonyms

Suzhou Wusong Wusong River

Questions

What does suzhou creek mean?: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
Where does suzhou creek come from?: Partial calque from Mandarin 蘇州河／苏州河 (Sūzhōu Hé)

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