安纳波利斯

安納波利斯

Ānnàbōlìsī

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Meanings

1 Annapolis (capital of the U.S. state of Maryland)
2 home of the United States Naval Academy

Characters

peaceful (phonetic An-)

to receive (here: -na-)

wave (here: -po-)

sharp (here: -li-)

this; ending for foreign names (here: -s)

Examples

安纳波利斯是马里兰州的首府。

Ānnàbōlìsī shì Mǎlǐlán zhōu de shǒufǔ.

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland.

美国海军学院就在安纳波利斯。

Měiguó Hǎijūn Xuéyuàn jiù zài Ānnàbōlìsī.

The U.S. Naval Academy is in Annapolis.

Tips

usage

Five-character phonetic transliteration: 安 ān (An-), 纳 nà (-na-), 波 bō (-po-), 利 lì (-li-), 斯 sī (-s). Founded 1649, named for Princess Anne (later Queen Anne); home of the U.S. Naval Academy (美国海军学院) since 1845, which is why the name is widely known in Chinese.

Stroke Order

安 ān

纳 nà

波 bō

利 lì

斯 sī