加拿大

Jiānádà

noun #2,536

Meanings

1 Canada (country in North America)

Characters

to add; to increase

to take; to hold

Literally 'add, take, big' — and Canada IS big: the second-largest country in the world!

Examples

加拿大是世界上第二大国家。

Jiānádà shì shìjiè shàng dì'èr dàguó jiā.

Canada is the second-largest country in the world.

加拿大的冬天很冷。

Jiānádà de dōngtiān hěn lěng.

Winters in Canada are very cold.

Tips

memory

加 (add) + 拿 (take) + 大 (big) — 'add and take something big!' Canada is indeed the world's second-largest country by area.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

拿 ná

大 dà