希腊

希臘

Xīlà

noun #2,993

Meanings

1 Greece (country in Southern Europe)

Characters

cured meat; twelfth lunar month

Phonetic transliteration. Derived from the Latin 'Graecia' via older Chinese transliterations.

Examples

HSK 7-9

希腊是西方文明的发源地。

Xīlà shì xīfāng wénmíng de fāyuándì.

Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization.

HSK 7-9

我想去希腊看古迹。

Wǒ xiǎng qù Xīlà kàn gǔjì.

I want to go to Greece to see the ancient ruins.

Tips

usage

希腊语 = Greek language. 希腊神话 = Greek mythology.

Stroke Order

希 xī

腊 là