汉莎

漢莎
Hànshā
proper noun #35,284

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ dìng le yì zhāng Hànshā cóng Běijīng dào Fǎlánkèfú de jīpiào.
I booked a Lufthansa ticket from Beijing to Frankfurt.
HSK 7-9
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). Chinese sticks with 汉莎 for the airline brand even though the historical league is more often spelled 汉萨.

Stroke Order

hàn
shā