阿加西

Ājiāxī

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Meanings

1 Agassi (English surname; transliteration)
2 Andre Agassi (American tennis legend, 8-time Grand Slam champion)

Characters

(transliteration prefix)

(transliteration syllable; lit. 'add')

(transliteration syllable; lit. 'west')

Examples

阿加西是网球史上的传奇。

Ājiāxī shì wǎngqiú shǐ shàng de chuánqí.

Agassi is a legend in tennis history.

他的发球让人想起年轻时的阿加西。

Tā de fāqiú ràng rén xiǎngqǐ niánqīng shí de Ājiāxī.

His serve reminds people of a young Agassi.

Tips

culture

阿加西 most commonly refers to American tennis player Andre Agassi (安德烈·阿加西, b. 1970), one of only eight men to win all four Grand Slams. The leading 阿 (ā) is a stock prefix in Chinese for foreign names beginning with /a/. The autobiography 《Open》 was a Chinese bestseller as 《阿加西自传》.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

加 jiā

西 xī