宾夕法尼亚

賓夕法尼亞
Bīnxīfǎníyà
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Pennsylvania, state in the northeastern United States

Examples

HSK 5
Fèichéng wèiyú Bīnxīfǎníyà dōngnánbù.
Philadelphia is in southeastern Pennsylvania.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ shūshu zài Bīnxīfǎníyà kāi le yì jiā zhōngcānguǎn.
My uncle opened a Chinese restaurant in Pennsylvania.

Tips

usage
The state in full is 宾夕法尼亚州, or 宾州 for short; the University of Pennsylvania is 宾夕法尼亚大学, 宾大 for short. The spelling 宾西法尼亚, with 西 in place of 夕, is a common mistake.

Stroke Order

宾 bīn
夕 xī
法 fǎ
尼 ní
亚 Yà