夏威夷

Xiàwēiyí

noun #3,758

Meanings

1 Hawaii

Characters

foreign; barbarian

Examples

我们明年去夏威夷度假。

Wǒmen míngnián qù Xiàwēiyí dùjià.

We're going to Hawaii for vacation next year.

夏威夷的海滩很美。

Xiàwēiyí de hǎitān hěn měi.

The beaches in Hawaii are beautiful.

Tips

memory

夏威夷 is a phonetic transliteration: 夏 (xià, summer) + 威 (wēi, power) + 夷 (yí, foreign). Think of it as 'powerful summer abroad' to remember the sounds.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

威 wēi

夷 yí