美利坚

美利堅

Měilìjiān

proper noun #20,690

Meanings

1 America
2 the United States of America (formal/literary)

Characters

beautiful / America (phonetic: 'Ame-')

benefit / sharp (phonetic: '-ri-')

firm / solid (phonetic: '-ca')

Examples

美利坚合众国是世界上最大的经济体之一。

Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó shì shìjiè shàng zuìdà de jīngjìtǐ zhī yī.

The United States of America is one of the world's largest economies.

他怀着梦想移民到了美利坚。

Tā huáizhe mèngxiǎng yímín dàole Měilìjiān.

He immigrated to America with a dream.

Tips

usage

美利坚 is the formal, full phonetic transliteration of 'America', used in the official name 美利坚合众国 (United States of America). In everyday speech, 美国 (literally 'beautiful country') is universally used. 美利坚 appears in official documents, historical texts, and formal writing.

Stroke Order

美 měi

利 lì

坚 jiān