雷克萨斯

雷克薩斯

Léikèsàsī

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Meanings

1 Lexus (Toyota's luxury division, launched 1989)

Characters

thunder (phonetic)

overcome (phonetic)

bodhisattva (phonetic)

this (phonetic)

Examples

雷克萨斯是丰田的豪华品牌。

Léikèsàsī shì Fēngtián de háohuá pǐnpái.

Lexus is Toyota's luxury brand.

他换了一辆雷克萨斯。

Tā huàn le yī liàng Léikèsàsī.

He switched to a Lexus.

Tips

culture

雷克萨斯 is a pure transliteration of 'Lexus'. It replaced an earlier Chinese name 凌志 (Língzhì) in 2004 — CC-CEDICT still cross-references the old name. All Lexus vehicles sold in China are imported from Japan, with no local production.

Stroke Order

雷 léi

克 kè

萨 sà

斯 sī