列克星敦

Lièkèxīngdūn

proper noun #33,529

Meanings

1 Lexington (city name; most famously Lexington, Massachusetts, site of the first battle of the American Revolution; also Lexington, Kentucky)

Characters

to arrange in a row (used phonetically: 'lex')

to overcome (used phonetically: 'k')

star (used phonetically: 'sing/sting')

honest (used phonetically: '-ton')

Examples

HSK 3

他在列克星敦出生，后来搬到了波士顿。

Tā zài Lièkèxīngdūn chūshēng, hòulái bān dào le Bōshìdùn.

He was born in Lexington and later moved to Boston.

HSK 5

美国独立战争的第一枪是在列克星敦打响的。

Měiguó dúlì zhànzhēng de dì-yī qiāng shì zài Lièkèxīngdūn dǎxiǎng de.

The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired at Lexington.

Tips

history

Phonetic transliteration of 'Lexington' (Lex-ing-ton → Liè-kè-xīng-dūn). The most historically significant Lexington is Lexington, Massachusetts, where the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the famous 'shot heard round the world' (列克星敦的枪声). Also a major city in Kentucky known for horse racing. The character 敦 (dūn) is the standard '-ton/-don' ending, also seen in 伦敦 (Lúndūn, London) and 普林斯敦 (Princeton).

Stroke Order

列 liè

克 kè

星 xīng

敦 dūn