- 苏州市 sūzhōushì SuzhouSuzhou, a prefecture-level city in [[江苏省|江蘇省|jiang1 su1 sheng3]] province
- 苏州河 sūzhōuhé Suzhou CreekSuzhou Creek, a river flowing through central Shanghai into the [[黄浦江|黃浦江|huang2 pu3 jiang1]]
- 苏州大学 sūzhōudàxué Suzhou UniversitySuzhou or Soochow University; a university in Suzhou, China established in its modern form in 1986
- 克孜勒苏州 kèzīlèsūzhōu Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous PrefectureKizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region [[新疆维吾尔自治区|新疆維吾爾自治區|xin1 jiang1 wei2 wu2 er3 zi4 zhi4 qu1]]
- 苏州话 sūzhōuhuà Suzhou dialectSuzhou dialect, a prominent variety of the [[吴语|吳語|wu2 yu3]] group.
- 苏州弹词 sūzhōutáncí Suzhou storytelling and singingA traditional storytelling art form originating in Suzhou during the Qing dynasty, popular in eastern China; it involves narrating stories and singing in the Suzhou dialect, typically accompanied by the performer playing the sanxian or pipa.
- 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi Suzhou numeralsThe ten traditional Chinese numerals used by shopkeepers and in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine; also called [[草码|草碼|cao3 ma3]].
- 苏州评弹 sūzhōupíngtán Suzhou pingtana traditional musical storytelling art form from Suzhou, combining storytelling, joke-telling, music, and singing in the local dialect