亚洲
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
亚洲 (Yàzhōu) · Asia
亚洲 (Yàzhōu) means “Asia”. It is written with 2 characters: 亚 (Asia) + 洲 (continent). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 亚洲 is built
The characters
亚 yà · Asia
What 亚 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Picture of a cross-shaped house or temple (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
洲 zhōu · continent
What 洲 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 州zhōu — state
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 川chuān — stream
Example sentences
中国是一个亚洲国家。Zhōngguó shì yī gè Yàzhōu guójiā.China is an Asian country.
你去过亚洲哪些国家？Nǐ qù guo Yàzhōu nǎxiē guójiā?Which Asian countries have you been to?
Questions about 亚洲
What does 亚洲 mean?
亚洲 (Yàzhōu) means “Asia”.
How do you pronounce 亚洲?
亚洲 is pronounced Yàzhōu.
Which HSK level is 亚洲?
亚洲 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 亚洲 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.