耶路撒冷

Yēlùsālěng

noun #9,855

Meanings

1 Jerusalem

Characters

road (phonetic)

to scatter (phonetic)

cold (phonetic)

Examples

耶路撒冷是一座古老的城市。

Yēlùsālěng shì yī zuò gǔlǎo de chéngshì.

Jerusalem is an ancient city.

他计划去耶路撒冷旅游。

Tā jìhuà qù Yēlùsālěng lǚyóu.

He plans to travel to Jerusalem.

Tips

culture

耶路撒冷 is a phonetic transliteration — the characters have no meaningful connection to the city. It is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Stroke Order

耶 yē

路 lù

撒 sā

冷 lěng