该州 (gāi zhōu) — (formal) the said state; this state (used in official documents, news reports, or legal texts)

Definition

Examples

• 该州的法律明令禁止这种行为。
  gāi zhōu De fǎ lǜ míng lìng jìn zhǐ zhè zhǒng xíng wéi.
  The laws of this state explicitly prohibit such behavior.
• 根据该州政府公布的数据，失业率下降了。
  Gēn jù gāi zhōu zhèng fǔ gōng bù de shù jù, shī yè lǜ xià jiàng le.
  According to data published by the said state government, the unemployment rate has dropped.
• 该州的居民对新的交通政策表示不满。
  gāi zhōu De jū mín duì xīn de jiāo tōng zhèng cè biǎo shì bù mǎn.
  Residents of this state expressed dissatisfaction with the new transportation policy.