香榭丽舍

香榭麗舍

Xiāngxièlìshě

noun #26,939

Meanings

1 Champs-Élysées (famous avenue in Paris, France)

Characters

fragrant (phonetic for 'Champs')

pavilion; terrace (phonetic for 'É')

beautiful (phonetic for 'ly')

abode; to give up (phonetic for 'sées')

Examples

香榭丽舍大街是巴黎最著名的街道之一。

Xiāngxièlìshě Dàjiē shì Bālí zuì zhùmíng de jiēdào zhī yī.

The Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in Paris.

每年七月十四日，法国国庆阅兵在香榭丽舍举行。

Měinián qīyuè shísì rì, Fǎguó guóqìng yuèbīng zài Xiāngxièlìshě jǔxíng.

Every year on July 14th, France's national day military parade is held on the Champs-Élysées.

Tips

culture

The Champs-Élysées (Avenue des Champs-Élysées) runs from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Its Chinese name 香榭丽舍 is a phonetic transliteration that also carries a poetic fragrance: 香 (fragrant), 榭 (pavilion), 丽 (beautiful), 舍 (abode).

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

榭 xiè

丽 lì

舍 shě