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亚马逊

亞馬遜
Yàmǎxùn
noun #16,858

Meanings

  1. 1 Amazon (river)
  2. 2 Amazon (company)

Characters

亚
yà
second; sub-
马
mǎ
horse
逊
xùn
modest; inferior
Phonetic transliteration of 'Amazon' — the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

亚马逊河是世界上流量最大的河流。
Yàmǎxùn hé shì shìjiè shang liúliàng zuì dà de héliú.
The Amazon River has the greatest flow of any river in the world.
我在亚马逊上买了一本书。
Wǒ zài Yàmǎxùn shang mǎi le yī běn shū.
I bought a book on Amazon.

Tips

culture
In China, Amazon (the company) exited the domestic e-commerce market in 2019 but still operates Kindle and cross-border services. Most Chinese use 淘宝 or 京东 instead.

In Pop Culture

亚马逊 Yàmǎxùn
Amazon
American tech company founded by Jeff Bezos; also the Amazon River in South America

Stroke Order

亚 Yà
马 mǎ
逊 xùn