喜玛拉雅

喜瑪拉雅

Xǐmǎlāyǎ

proper noun #35,490

Meanings

1 Himalayas (variant orthography of 喜马拉雅; the standard form uses 马 not 玛)

Characters

happy, like (transliteration syllable for 'Hi-')

agate (transliteration syllable for '-ma-')

to pull (transliteration syllable for '-la-')

elegant (transliteration syllable for '-ya')

Examples

HSK 7-9

喜玛拉雅山脉是世界上最高的山脉。

Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài shì shìjiè shàng zuìgāo de shānmài.

The Himalaya range is the highest mountain range in the world.

HSK 7-9

他们计划去喜玛拉雅徒步旅行。

Tāmen jìhuà qù Xǐmǎlāyǎ túbù lǚxíng.

They're planning a trekking trip in the Himalayas.

Tips

mistakes

The standard, official Chinese rendering is 喜马拉雅 (with plain 马 'horse'). 喜玛拉雅 substitutes 玛 (mǎ, 'agate; jade variety') and is treated as a non-standard variant - but it's common in informal writing and brand names. The name itself transliterates Sanskrit Himālaya = 'abode of snow'.

culture

Despite being non-standard, 喜玛拉雅 is widely seen - partly because Chinese podcast giant Ximalaya FM uses 喜马拉雅 (correct form) and confusion with the variant is common.

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ

玛 mǎ

拉 lā

雅 yǎ