亚细亚

亞細亞

Yàxìyà

noun #28,963

Meanings

1 Asia (formal/literary name)

Characters

fine / thin (transliteration)

Asia (transliteration)

Examples

亚细亚是世界上最大的洲。

Yàxìyà shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de zhōu.

Asia is the largest continent in the world.

东亚细亚的文化历史悠久。

Dōng Yàxìyà de wénhuà lìshǐ yōujiǔ.

The culture of East Asia has a long history.

Tips

usage

亚细亚 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Asia'. In modern Chinese, 亚洲 (Yàzhōu) is the standard term; 亚细亚 appears in formal, historical, or literary contexts.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

细 xì