非洲

Fēizhōu

noun #2,392

Meanings

非 is used phonetically to approximate 'Af-' in Africa. 洲 means continent, used in all continent names.

非洲是世界第二大洲。

Fēizhōu shì shìjiè dì'èr dàzhōu.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world.

她去过非洲旅游。

Tā qù guò Fēizhōu lǚyóu.

She has traveled to Africa.

memory

All continent names end in 洲: 亚洲 (Asia), 欧洲 (Europe), 非洲 (Africa), 美洲 (Americas), 大洋洲 (Oceania). The first character is a phonetic abbreviation.

非 fēi

洲 zhōu