伯明翰

Bómínghàn

noun #22,535

Meanings

1 Birmingham (city in England or Alabama, USA)

Characters

elder; lord; transliteration sound

bright; transliteration sound

writing brush; transliteration sound

Examples

HSK 1

他在伯明翰大学读书。

Tā zài Bómínghàn Dàxué dúshū.

He studies at the University of Birmingham.

HSK 3

伯明翰是英国第二大城市。

Bómínghàn shì Yīngguó dì'èr dà chéngshì.

Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom.

Tips

memory

伯明翰: 伯 (elder/lord) + 明 (bright) + 翰 (writing brush/pen) - a scholarly lord with a bright pen. A fun mnemonic for remembering this foreign city name.

Stroke Order

伯 bó

明 míng

翰 hàn