宾西法尼亚

賓西法尼亞
Bīnxīfǎníyà
proper noun #33,002

Meanings

  1. 1 Pennsylvania (US state, non-standard transliteration; the official form is 宾夕法尼亚)

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài Bīnxīfǎníyà Dàxué dúshū.
He studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
HSK 7-9
Bīnxīfǎníyà zhōu de shǒufǔ shì Hālǐsībǎo.
The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg.

Tips

usage
宾西法尼亚 is a non-standard variant. The official Xinhua-codified rendering of Pennsylvania is 宾夕法尼亚 (with rather than 西) - the two characters share the pinyin xī, so the variants get mixed up routinely in subtitles and online text. For formal writing, prefer 宾夕法尼亚.
culture
Named after William Penn (the colony's founder - "Penn-sylvania" is "Penn's woods" in Latin). Home to Philadelphia (费城), Pittsburgh (匹兹堡), the Liberty Bell (自由钟), and the original signing of the US Declaration of Independence.

Stroke Order

bīn
西