菲尼克斯 (Fēiníkèsī): Phoenix (capital of Arizona, USA)

Meanings

1 Phoenix (capital of Arizona, USA)

Characters

菲

Buddhist nun (phonetic)

克

kè

to overcome (phonetic)

斯

sī

this (phonetic particle)

Phonetic transliteration of 'Phoenix'.

Examples

菲尼克斯是亚利桑那州的首府。

Fēiníkèsī shì Yàlìsāngnà zhōu de shǒufǔ.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

菲尼克斯的夏天非常热。

Fēiníkèsī de xiàtiān fēicháng rè.

Summers in Phoenix are extremely hot.

Tips

usage

菲尼克斯 is the phonetic transliteration of 'Phoenix.' The city is also called 凤凰城 (Fènghuángchéng, Phoenix City) using the Chinese word for phoenix.

In Pop Culture

菲尼克斯太阳队 Fēiníkèsī Tàiyángduì

Phoenix Suns

NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona

Stroke Order

菲 fēi

尼 ní

克 kè

斯 sī

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