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美洲

Měi zhōu · mei zhou

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Meaning

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  1. America (including North, Central and South America)
  2. the Americas
  3. abbr. for 亞美利加洲 / 亚美利加洲 (Yà měi lì jiā Zhōu)
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  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)是(shì)从(cóng)美洲(měizhōu)来(lái)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Leon, did you come from the Americas?

  2. Leon

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)是(shì)巴西人(bāxīrén)，巴西(bāxī)在(zài)南(nán)美洲(měizhōu)。

    Yes, I am Brazilian. Brazil is in South America.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去过(qùguò)美国(měiguó)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)也(yě)去过(qùguò)美洲(měizhōu)了(le)！

    I have been to the USA, so I have been to the Americas too!

  4. Liangliang

    美洲(měizhōu)很大(hěndà)，美国(měiguó)只是(zhǐshì)一部分(yībùfen)。

    The Americas are huge. The USA is only one part.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)下次(xiàcì)再(zài)去(qù)另(lìng)一部分(yībùfen)！

    Then next time I will go to another part!

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2 examples
01

别(bié)混(hùn)淆(xiáo)美(měi)洲(zhōu)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)，美(měi)洲(zhōu)人(rén)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)人(rén)。

Don't mix up the Americas with the United States of America, or citizens of the Americas with citizens of the United States.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)去(qù)过(guò)美(měi)洲(zhōu)。

I have never gone to America.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Vortarulo · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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