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麦加

麥加
Màijiā
noun #25,522

Meanings

  1. 1 Mecca
  2. 2 the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia
  3. 3 (fig.) a place of great importance or attraction

Examples

每年有数百万穆斯林前往麦加朝圣。
Měi nián yǒu shù bǎi wàn Mùsīlín qiánwǎng Màijiā cháoshèng.
Every year millions of Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
好莱坞是电影人的麦加。
Hǎolái wù shì diànyǐng rén de Màijiā.
Hollywood is the Mecca for filmmakers.

Tips

culture
麦 means wheat/grain and 加 means to add, but here these characters are purely phonetic transliterations of the Arabic مكة (Makkah). The figurative use as a place of pilgrimage or supreme importance mirrors English usage.

Stroke Order

麦 mài
加 jiā