西尔斯

西爾斯

Xī'ěrsī

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Meanings

1 Sears (transliteration; American department store and surname)

Characters

west (phonetic 'Se-')

you; thus (phonetic '-ar-')

this (phonetic '-s')

Examples

西尔斯曾经是美国最大的连锁百货公司。

Xī'ěrsī céngjīng shì Měiguó zuì dà de liánsuǒ bǎihuò gōngsī.

Sears was once the largest department store chain in America.

芝加哥的西尔斯大厦现在叫威利斯大厦。

Zhījiāgē de Xī'ěrsī Dàshà xiànzài jiào Wēilìsī Dàshà.

Chicago's Sears Tower is now called the Willis Tower.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of 'Sears': 西 'Se-', 尔 '-ar-', 斯 '-s'. The most prominent referents are the American retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co. (founded 1893) and the iconic Sears Tower in Chicago (renamed Willis Tower in 2009 but still widely called 西尔斯大厦 in Chinese). Also serves as a generic surname rendering.

Stroke Order

西 xī

尔 ěr

斯 sī