马赛

馬賽

Mǎsài

noun #8,822

Meanings

1 Marseille (city in southern France)

Characters

horse; surname Ma; used in transliterations

competition; race; used in transliterations

A phonetic transliteration of 'Marseille.'

Examples

马赛是法国第二大城市。

Mǎsài shì Fǎguó dì'èr dàchéngshì.

Marseille is France's second largest city.

马赛的港口非常繁忙。

Mǎsài de gǎngkǒu fēicháng fánmáng.

Marseille's port is very busy.

我们去马赛旅游了一个星期。

Wǒmen qù Mǎsài lǚyóu le yīgè xīngqī.

We traveled to Marseille for a week.

Tips

culture

马赛 is France's oldest city and largest Mediterranean port. The French national anthem 《马赛曲》(Mǎsàiqǔ, La Marseillaise) is named after Marseille, where revolutionary soldiers sang it as they marched to Paris in 1792.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

赛 sài