Suzhou UK /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/US /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ noun3 •A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. — 2021 •A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. •Synonym of Suzhou Creek: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.