| 亳州 | Bó zhōu | Bozhou prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 亳州市 | Bó zhōu shì | Bozhou prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 伊利诺伊州 | Yī lì nuò yī zhōu | Illinois, US state |
| 伊利诺州 | Yī lì nuò zhōu | Illinois, US state |
| 伊州 | Yī zhōu | Tang dynasty province in modern Xinjiang, around Kumul 哈密; Illinois (US state) |
| 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu | Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 佐治亚州 | Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu | Georgia, US state |
| 佛罗里达州 | Fó luó lǐ dá zhōu | Florida |
| 佛蒙特州 | Fó méng tè zhōu | Vermont, US state |
| 俄亥俄州 | É hài é zhōu | Ohio |
| 俄克拉何马州 | É kè lā hé mǎ zhōu | Oklahoma, US state |
| 俄勒冈州 | É lè gāng zhōu | Oregon |
| 信州 | Xìn zhōu | Xinzhou district of Shangrao prefecture level city 上饶市, Jiangxi |
| 信州区 | Xìn zhōu qū | Xinzhou district of Shangrao prefecture level city 上饶市, Jiangxi |
| 儋州 | Dān zhōu | Danzhou City, Hainan |
| 儋州市 | Dān zhōu shì | Danzhou city, Hainan |
| 光州市 | Guāng zhōu shì | Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信阳, Henan; Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全罗南道, South Korea |
| 光州广域市 | Guāng zhōu guǎng yù shì | Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全罗南道, South Korea |
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜
自治州 | Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu | Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 兖州市 | Yǎn zhōu shì | Yanzhou county level city in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong |
| 内布拉斯加州 | Nèi bù lā sī jiā zhōu | Nebraska, US state |
| 内华达州 | Nèi huá dá zhōu | Nevada, US state |
| 全州 | Quán zhōu | Quanzhou county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 全州市 | Quán zhōu shì | Jeonju city, capital of North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea |
| 全州县 | Quán zhōu xiàn | Quanzhou county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 冀州 | Jì zhōu | Jishou county level city in Hengshui 衡水, Hebei |
| 冀州市 | Jì zhōu shì | Jishou county level city in Hengshui 衡水, Hebei |
| 副州长 | fù zhōu zhǎng | deputy governor (of a province or colony); lieutenant governor of US state |
| 加利福尼亚州 | Jiā lì fú ní yà zhōu | California |
| 加州 | Jiā zhōu | California |
| 加州技术学院 | Jiā zhōu jì shù xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech); also written 加州理工学院 |
| 加州理工学院 | Jiā zhōu Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech); abbr. for 加利福尼亚理工学院 |
| 加里宁格勒州 | Jiā lǐ níng gé lè zhōu | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| 化州 | Huà zhōu | Huazhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
| 化州市 | Huà zhōu shì | Huazhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
| 北卡罗来纳州 | Běi Kǎ luó lái nà zhōu | North Carolina, US state |
| 北威州 | Běi wēi zhōu | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
北莱茵・威斯特法
伦州 | Běi lái yīn · Wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu | Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany |
| 北达科他州 | Běi Dá kē tā zhōu | North Dakota, US state |
| 南卡罗来纳州 | Nán Kǎ luó lái nà zhōu | South Carolina, US state |
| 南州 | Nán zhōu | Nanchou township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 南州乡 | Nán zhōu xiāng | Nanchou township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 南澳大利亚州 | Nán ào dà lì yà zhōu | South Australia, Australian state |
| 南达科他州 | Nán Dá kē tā zhōu | South Dakota, US state |
博尔塔拉蒙古自治
州 | Bó ěr tǎ lā Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu | Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 印地安纳州 | Yìn dì ān nà zhōu | Indiana, US state |
| 印第安纳州 | Yìn dì ān nà zhōu | Indiana, US state |
| 原州 | Yuán zhōu | Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市, Ningxia |
| 原州区 | Yuán zhōu qū | Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city 固原市, Ningxia |
只许州官放火，
不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ,
bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi |
