约翰内斯堡

約翰內斯堡

Yuēhànnèisībǎo

noun #28,657

Meanings

1 Johannesburg (largest city in South Africa)

Characters

phonetic: -nes-

fort; burg (used for place names ending in -burg)

Examples

约翰内斯堡是南非最大的城市。

Yuēhànnèisībǎo shì Nánfēi zuì dà de chéngshì.

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa.

他在约翰内斯堡工作了三年。

Tā zài Yuēhànnèisībǎo gōngzuò le sān nián.

He worked in Johannesburg for three years.

Tips

culture

约翰内斯堡 is often referred to as 约堡 (Yuē Bǎo) for short in Chinese. It is South Africa's economic hub and is sometimes called 'eGoli' in Zulu, meaning City of Gold, reflecting its gold-mining heritage.

Stroke Order

约 yuē

翰 hàn

内 nèi

斯 sī

堡 bǎo