德尔塔

德爾塔

dé'ěrtǎ

noun #37,794

Meanings

1 delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)
2 delta (as in Delta variant, river delta)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

德尔塔是希腊字母表的第四个字母。

Dé'ěrtǎ shì Xīlà zìmǔbiǎo de dìsì gè zìmǔ.

Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

HSK 6

德尔塔变种病毒传播很快。

Dé'ěrtǎ biànzhǒng bìngdú chuánbō hěn kuài.

The Delta variant spreads quickly.

Tips

usage

德尔塔 is a phonetic loan for the Greek letter Δ. In math it commonly appears as 'change' (Δx); in news media 2021-onward it became famous as the COVID-19 德尔塔变种 (Delta variant). For 'river delta' the more common Chinese term is 三角洲.

Stroke Order

德 dé

尔 ěr

塔 tǎ