威尼斯

Wēinísī
noun #7,657

Meanings

  1. 1 Venice (city in Italy)

Examples

HSK 5
Wēinísī Diànyǐngjié shì shìjiè shàng zuì gǔlǎo de diànyǐngjié.
The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.
HSK 7-9
Wēinísī yǐ yùnhé hé gòngduōlā wénmíng.
Venice is famous for its canals and gondolas.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen qù Wēinísī dù mìyuè.
We went to Venice for our honeymoon.

Tips

memory
威尼斯 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Venice'. 威 + 尼 + 斯 approximates Venice.

In Pop Culture

威尼斯商人 Wēinísī Shāngrén
The Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare play.
威尼斯电影节 Wēinísī Diànyǐngjié
Venice Film Festival
Oldest film festival in the world, held annually.

Stroke Order

威 wēi
尼 ní
斯 sī