威尼斯 (Wēinísī): Venice (city in Italy)

Meanings

1 Venice (city in Italy)

Characters

威

this (literary); used in transliterations

Examples

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.

我们去威尼斯度蜜月。

Wǒmen qù Wēinísī dù mìyuè.

We went to Venice for our honeymoon.

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.

Tips

memory

威尼斯 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Venice'. 威 (wēi) + 尼 (ní) + 斯 (sī) ≈ 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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