威尼斯 (Wēinísī): Venice (city in Italy)

Meanings

1 Venice (city in Italy)

Characters

威

this; used in transliterations

Examples

HSK 5

威尼斯电影节是世界上最古老的电影节。

Wēinísī Diànyǐngjié shì shìjiè shàng zuì gǔlǎo de diànyǐngjié.

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.

HSK 7-9

威尼斯以运河和贡多拉闻名。

Wēinísī yǐ yùnhé hé gòngduōlā wénmíng.

Venice is famous for its canals and gondolas.

HSK 7-9

我们去威尼斯度蜜月。

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

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