南塔基特

Nántǎjītè

proper noun #30,773

Meanings

1 Nantucket (island and town in Massachusetts, USA)
2 famous whaling-era island off Cape Cod, setting of Moby-Dick's opening

Characters

base; foundation

Examples

HSK 4

他们在南塔基特度过了夏天。

Tāmen zài Nántǎjītè dùguò le xiàtiān.

They spent the summer on Nantucket.

HSK 7-9

《白鲸》的故事就从南塔基特开始。

《 Báijīng 》 de gùshì jiù cóng Nántǎjītè kāishǐ.

The story of Moby-Dick begins on Nantucket.

Tips

culture

南塔基特 is the standard Chinese transliteration of Nantucket, a small island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In the 19th century it was the world's whaling capital, and Herman Melville set the early chapters of Moby-Dick 《白鲸》 there. Today it's a historic vacation spot.

memory

Each syllable is purely phonetic: 南 'Nan', 塔 'ta(ck)', 基 'ke', 特 'te(t)'. The 南 ('south') hint actually fits - Nantucket sits south of Cape Cod - but that's coincidence.

Stroke Order

南 nán

塔 tǎ

基 jī

特 tè