英格

Yīnggé
proper noun #37,394

Meanings

  1. 1 Inge / Ing (foreign name transliteration)
  2. 2 shortened form of England (英格兰)

Examples

HSK 2
Yīnggé shì ge Běi'ōu nǚhái.
Inge is a Scandinavian girl.
HSK 4
Yīnggélán qiúduì yíng le.
The England team won.

Tips

usage
英格 stands for two things: (1) a foreign personal name like Inge (German/Scandinavian) or Ing; (2) the truncated form of 英格兰 (England) seen in headlines and brand names. Football fans see it most often in 英格兰 / 英超 (English Premier League). When standing alone in casual reading, context decides which sense applies.

Stroke Order

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