休斯敦

Xiūsīdūn

noun #19,849

Meanings

1 Houston (city in Texas, USA)

Characters

this (literary)

sincere; to urge

Phonetic transliteration of 'Houston'.

Examples

HSK 3

休斯敦是美国第四大城市。

Xiūsīdūn shì Měiguó dìsì dà chéngshì.

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States.

HSK 7-9

NASA的航天中心在休斯敦。

NASA De hángtiān zhōngxīn zài Xiūsīdūn.

NASA's space center is in Houston.

Tips

memory

休 (rest) + 斯敦 (phonetic), picture astronauts resting in Houston after a mission. The famous quote 休斯敦，我们有麻烦了 (Houston, we have a problem) helps cement this.

Stroke Order

休 xiū

斯 sī

敦 dūn