阿拉斯加州

Ālāsījiā Zhōu

proper noun #31,795

Meanings

1 State of Alaska (largest U.S. state by area, located in northwest North America)

Characters

transliteration prefix

to pull (transliteration)

this (transliteration)

to add (transliteration)

state / province

Examples

HSK 4

他冬天去阿拉斯加州看极光。

Tā dōngtiān qù Ālāsījiāzhōu kàn jíguāng.

He went to Alaska in winter to see the northern lights.

HSK 6

阿拉斯加州是美国面积最大的州。

Ālāsījiāzhōu shì Měiguó miànjī zuì dà de zhōu.

Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area.

Tips

culture

阿拉斯加 is the phonetic transliteration of 'Alaska'; 州 (zhōu) means 'state / province'. The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million - known historically as 'Seward's Folly' (西华德的蠢事). Capital: 朱诺 (Juneau).

In Pop Culture

阿拉斯加雪橇犬 Ālāsījiā xuěqiāo quǎn

Alaskan Malamute

Sled dog breed extremely popular as a pet in Chinese cities

Stroke Order

阿 ā

拉 lā

斯 sī

加 jiā

州 zhōu