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

HSK 4

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 zhīyī.

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

HSK 7-9

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 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