贝尔格莱德

貝爾格萊德

Bèiěrgéláidé

noun #22,130

Meanings

1 Belgrade (capital of Serbia)

Characters

shell (used phonetically)

you (archaic, used phonetically)

pattern, standard (used phonetically)

pigweed (used phonetically)

virtue (used phonetically; also used for Germany)

Examples

贝尔格莱德是塞尔维亚的首都。

Bèiěrgéláidé shì Sāiěrwéiyà de shǒudū.

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia.

贝尔格莱德位于多瑙河与萨瓦河的交汇处。

Bèiěrgéláidé wèiyú Duōnǎohé yǔ Sàwǎhé de jiāohuì chù.

Belgrade is located at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

Tips

memory

Belgrade means 'white city' in Serbian (beo = white, grad = city). The Chinese transliteration 贝尔格莱德 preserves the sound but uses: 贝 (shell/treasure), 尔 (you, archaic), 格 (pattern), 莱 (pigweed), 德 (virtue). Notably, 德 is also the character used for Germany (德国).

Stroke Order

贝 bèi

尔 ěr

格 gé

莱 lái

德 dé