横滨

橫濱

Héngbīn

proper noun #26,872

Meanings

1 Yokohama (city in Japan)

Characters

horizontal; sideways

waterfront; shore

Examples

HSK 1

我们坐火车去了横滨。

Wǒmen zuò huǒchē qù le Héngbīn.

We took the train to Yokohama.

HSK 6

横滨是日本的一座港口城市。

Héngbīn shì Rìběn de yī zuò gǎngkǒu chéngshì.

Yokohama is a port city in Japan.

Tips

culture

横滨 is Japan's second-largest city and has one of the world's largest Chinatowns (中华街), making it a significant location in Sino-Japanese cultural history.

Stroke Order

横 héng

滨 bīn