泰姬陵

Tàijīlíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Taj Mahal (mausoleum in Agra, India)

Characters

great / supreme (phonetic)

beautiful lady (phonetic)

imperial tomb / mausoleum

Examples

HSK 5

泰姬陵是世界上最美的建筑之一。

Tàijīlíng shì shìjiè shàng zuì měi de jiànzhù zhīyī.

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

HSK 6

去印度旅游不能错过泰姬陵。

Qù Yìndù lǚyóu bùnéng cuòguò Tàijīlíng.

You can't miss the Taj Mahal when traveling to India.

Tips

history

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1653 as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Chinese name combines 泰姬 - phonetic for 'Taj' (with 姬 carrying the connotation of 'beautiful lady') - and 陵, the formal Chinese word for an imperial tomb.

Stroke Order

泰 tài

姬 jī

陵 líng