中美洲

Zhōngměizhōu

noun #24,819

Meanings

1 Central America

Characters

middle, central

America (short for 美洲)

continent, large landmass

Examples

HSK 6

中美洲的文化深受玛雅文明影响。

Zhōngměizhōu de wénhuà shēnshòu Mǎyǎ wénmíng yǐngxiǎng.

Central American culture is deeply influenced by Mayan civilization.

HSK 7-9

中美洲有许多热带雨林。

Zhōngměizhōu yǒu xǔduō rèdài yǔlín.

Central America has many tropical rainforests.

HSK 7-9

危地马拉位于中美洲北部。

Wēidìmǎlā wèiyú Zhōngměizhōu běibù.

Guatemala is located in the northern part of Central America.

Tips

usage

中美洲 means Central America (the isthmus between Mexico and Colombia). Do not confuse with 中美 (Sino-American, referring to China-US relations), which is an abbreviation for 中国和美国.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

美 měi

洲 zhōu