西班牙

Xībānyá

noun #2,678

Meanings

1 Spain (country in Southwest Europe)

Characters

class; team; shift

Literally 'west class tooth' — purely phonetic. The same characters appear in 西班牙语 (Xībānyáyǔ, Spanish language).

Examples

西班牙的足球很有名。

Xībānyá de zúqiú hěn yǒumíng.

Spain's football is very famous.

我想学西班牙语。

Wǒ xiǎng xué Xībānyáyǔ.

I want to learn Spanish.

Tips

usage

西班牙语 (Xībānyáyǔ) is the word for Spanish language. It's the second most spoken native language in the world.

Stroke Order

西 xī

班 bān

牙 yá