百老汇 (Bǎilǎohuì): Broadway

Meanings

1 Broadway

Characters

百

convergence; gathering

Examples

她梦想有一天能在百老汇演出。

Tā mèngxiǎng yǒu yī tiān néng zài Bǎilǎohuì yǎnchū.

She dreams of performing on Broadway one day.

百老汇的音乐剧非常有名。

Bǎilǎohuì de yīnyuèjù fēicháng yǒumíng.

Broadway musicals are very famous.

Tips

memory

百老汇 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Broadway': 百 (bǎi) ≈ 'Broad', 老汇 (lǎohuì) ≈ 'way'. Think of it as 'hundred old gatherings' — a bustling street.

In Pop Culture

百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì

Broadway

Famous theater district in New York City known for musicals and plays

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

老 lǎo

汇 huì

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