州府 (zhōu fǔ) — (historical) prefecture seat; administrative center of a prefecture; (modern) prefectural city; seat of a prefecture-level city

Definition

Examples

• 唐朝时，长安是全国最大的州府之一。
  Táng cháo shí, cháng ān shì quán guó zuì dà de zhōu fǔ zhī yī.
  During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest prefecture seats in the country.
• 他曾在江苏的一个州府担任过官职。
  Tā céng zài jiāng sū de yí gè zhōu fǔ dān rèn guò guān zhí.
  He once held an official position in a prefecture seat in Jiangsu.
• 这个州府的发展速度比周边城市快得多。
  Zhè ge zhōu fǔ de fā zhǎn sù dù bǐ zhōu biān chéng shì kuài de duō.
  This prefectural city is developing much faster than the surrounding cities.