巴西

Bāxī

noun #4,297

Meanings

1 Brazil (country in South America)

Characters

to hope; cling to

Literally 'clinging to the west' — and Brazil is indeed in the Western Hemisphere! Short and memorable.

Examples

巴西是南美洲最大的国家。

Bāxī shì Nán Měizhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

Brazil is the largest country in South America.

巴西人很喜欢踢足球。

Bāxī rén hěn xǐhuan tī zúqiú.

Brazilians love playing football.

Tips

memory

Only two characters! 巴西 is one of the shortest country names in Chinese — easy to remember: 巴 (ba) + 西 (west).

Stroke Order

巴 bā

西 xī