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沙特阿拉伯

ShātèĀlābó
noun #15,666

Meanings

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

Characters

沙
shā
sand (phonetic)
特
tè
special (phonetic)
阿
ā
prefix (phonetic)
拉
lā
to pull (phonetic)
伯
bó
uncle; earl (phonetic)
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

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 chūkǒuguó zhī yī.
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil exporters in the world.
麦加在沙特阿拉伯。
Màijiā zài Shātè Ālābó.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia.

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

Stroke Order

沙 shā
特 tè
阿 ā
拉 lā
伯 bó