奥斯维辛

奧斯維辛

Àosīwéixīn

proper noun #36,162

Meanings

1 Auschwitz (Nazi concentration and extermination camp in occupied Poland)

Characters

profound (phonetic: Au-)

this (phonetic: -sch-)

to maintain (phonetic: -wi-)

bitter (phonetic: -tz)

Examples

奥斯维辛是二战期间最大的集中营。

Àosīwéixīn shì Èrzhàn qījiān zuì dà de jízhōngyíng.

Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp during World War II.

奥斯维辛纪念馆每年吸引数百万游客。

Àosīwéixīn jìniànguǎn měinián xīyǐn shùbǎiwàn yóukè.

The Auschwitz Memorial draws millions of visitors every year.

Tips

history

Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Polish Oświęcim, is where Nazi Germany murdered roughly 1.1 million people, mostly Jewish, between 1940 and 1945. Liberated by the Soviets on 27 January 1945 — a date now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage memorial.

Stroke Order

奥 ào

斯 sī

维 wéi

辛 xīn