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沙特阿拉伯

Shātè Ālābó
noun #15,666

Meanings

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia (country in the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula)

Characters

沙
shā
sand
特
tè
special
阿
ā
prefix
拉
lā
to pull
伯
bó
uncle; earl
沙特 is phonetic for 'Saudi' and 阿拉伯 is phonetic for 'Arabia.' The first character 沙 meaning 'sand' is a fitting coincidence for a largely desert country.

Examples

HSK 4
沙特阿拉伯是世界上最大的石油出口国之一。
Shātè Ālābó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de shíyóu chūkǒu guó zhīyī.
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil exporters in the world.
HSK 7-9
麦加在沙特阿拉伯。
Màijiā zài Shātè Ālābó.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia.

Tips

usage
Often shortened to 沙特 in everyday Chinese, similar to how 'Saudi' is used in English.

Stroke Order

沙 shā
特 tè
阿 ā
拉 lā
伯 bó