泽西

澤西

Zéxī

noun #22,104

Meanings

1 Jersey (island / US state)
2 jersey (sports shirt)

Characters

marsh, grace (used phonetically)

west (used phonetically)

Examples

新泽西州位于美国东海岸。

Xīn Zéxī zhōu wèiyú Měiguó dōng hǎiàn.

New Jersey is located on the east coast of the United States.

泽西岛是英国皇家属地。

Zéxī dǎo shì Yīngguó huángjia shǔdì.

The island of Jersey is a British Crown dependency.

他穿着一件印有23号的泽西球衣。

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn yìn yǒu 23 hào de Zéxī qiúyī.

He wore a jersey printed with the number 23.

Tips

usage

泽西 is the transliteration of 'Jersey.' As a place, it most often appears as 新泽西 (New Jersey) or 泽西岛 (Jersey island). As a garment, 泽西 by itself is rarely used — 球衣 (sports jersey) is more common in mainland Chinese.

Stroke Order

泽 zé

西 xī