奥斯维辛

奧斯維辛

Àosīwéixīn

proper noun #36,162

Meanings

1 Auschwitz (Nazi concentration and extermination camp in occupied Poland)

Characters

profound (phonetic: Au-)

this (phonetic: -sch-)

to maintain (phonetic: -wi-)

bitter (phonetic: -tz)

Examples

HSK 6

奥斯维辛是二战期间最大的集中营。

Àosīwéixīn shì Èrzhàn qījiān zuì dà de jízhōngyíng.

Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp during World War II.

HSK 7-9

奥斯维辛纪念馆每年吸引数百万游客。

Àosīwéixīn jìniànguǎn měinián xīyǐn shùbǎiwàn yóukè.

The Auschwitz Memorial draws millions of visitors every year.

Tips

history

Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Polish Oświęcim, is where Nazi Germany murdered roughly 1.1 million people, mostly Jewish, between 1940 and 1945. Liberated by the Soviets on 27 January 1945 - a date now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage memorial.

Stroke Order

奥 ào

斯 sī

维 wéi

辛 xīn