How to Say "Hangzhou" in Chinese

杭州

Hángzhōu

Hangzhou is translated into Chinese as 杭州 (Hángzhōu).

杭州 is the name of the city of Hangzhou in China.

Meaning: a city of China (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Hángzhōu.

Marco Polo famously described 杭州 as the finest and most splendid city in the world during his travels in the 13th century.
The name 杭州 is often used as shorthand for the 'Paradise on Earth' in Chinese poetry and literature due to the city's legendary beauty.
The phonetic evolution of the name likely links it to a Proto-Wu language root, which predates the modern Chinese characters used to write it.

他来自杭州。
He's from Hangzhou.
This sentence is useful for stating where someone is from using 杭州.
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杭州离上海很近。
Hangzhou is close to Shanghai.
This sentence is useful for describing the distance between two cities using 杭州.
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杭州因西湖而闻名。
Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.
This sentence is useful for mentioning a famous landmark of 杭州.
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Two friends are discussing their travel plans over coffee.

俊杰 Junjie

你想去杭州旅游吗？
Nǐ xiǎng qù Hángzhōu lǚyóu ma?
Do you want to travel to Hangzhou?
梓涵 Zihan

我想去，杭州很漂亮。
Wǒ xiǎng qù, Hángzhōu hěn piàoliang.
I want to go, Hangzhou is very beautiful.
俊杰 Junjie

那我们下个月出发吧。
Nà wǒmen xià gè yuè chūfā ba.
Then let's set off next month.
梓涵 Zihan

好啊，我准备一下。
Hǎo a, wǒ zhǔnbèi yīxià.
Okay, I will get ready.

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