伊利诺伊

伊利諾伊
Yīlìnuòyī
proper noun #33,333

Meanings

  1. 1 Illinois (US state)

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué dúshū.
He studies at the University of Illinois.
HSK 6
Zhījiāgē shì Yīlìnuòyīzhōu zuì dà de chéngshì.
Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois.

Tips

usage
Standard transliteration of 'Illinois' - the four syllables 伊·利·诺·伊 mirror the pronunciation /ɪl-ɪ-nɔɪ/ closely (the final '-s' in spelling is silent in English, so it isn't transcribed). When referring to the state, often suffixed with 州: 伊利诺伊州 'Illinois state'.
memory
The repeated 伊 at start and end mirrors the visual symmetry of 'Il...inois' in pronunciation. The state's biggest city, Chicago (芝加哥), and its university (伊利诺伊大学) are the most common contexts.

Stroke Order

伊 yī
利 lì
诺 nuò