汉莎 (Hànshā): Lufthansa (German national airl…

Meanings

1 Lufthansa (German national airline; short for 汉莎航空 Hànshā Hángkōng)

Characters

汉

hàn

Han (dynasty / Chinese ethnic group); transliteration syllable for 'Han-'

莎

shā

a kind of grass; transliteration syllable for '-sa'

Examples

我订了一张汉莎从北京到法兰克福的机票。

Wǒ dìng le yì zhāng Hànshā cóng Běijīng dào Fǎlánkèfú de jīpiào.

I booked a Lufthansa ticket from Beijing to Frankfurt.

汉莎航空是德国最大的航空公司。

Hànshā Hángkōng shì Déguó zuì dà de hángkōng gōngsī.

Lufthansa is Germany's largest airline.

Tips

culture

汉莎 transliterates the 'Hansa' part of Lufthansa, which is itself derived from the medieval Hanseatic League (汉萨同盟 / 汉莎同盟). Chinese sticks with 汉莎 for the airline brand even though the historical league is more often spelled 汉萨.