奥林匹亚

奧林匹亞

Àolínpǐyà

noun #27,298

Meanings

1 Olympia (ancient city in Greece)
2 Olympia (city in Washington, USA)

Characters

profound; mysterious (also phonetic)

forest (also phonetic)

match; equal (also phonetic)

Asia; second (also phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration of 'Olympia'.

Examples

古代奥林匹克运动会起源于奥林匹亚。

Gǔdài Àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì qǐyuán yú Àolínpǐyà.

The ancient Olympic Games originated in Olympia.

奥林匹亚是美国华盛顿州的首府。

Àolínpǐyà shì Měiguó Huáshèngdùn zhōu de shǒufǔ.

Olympia is the capital of Washington State, USA.

Tips

culture

奥林匹亚 is both the ancient Greek site of the Olympic Games and the name of several cities worldwide. The Chinese transliteration closely mirrors the Greek/Latin 'Olympia'.

Stroke Order

奥 ào

林 lín

匹 pǐ

亚 Yà