巴登 (Bādēng): Baden (German place name)

Meanings

1 Baden (German place name)
2 shorthand for Baden-Baden, the German spa town
3 also used for Baden, Switzerland and Baden-Württemberg

Characters

巴

bā

phonetic "Ba"; literally "to long for"

登

dēng

phonetic "-den"; literally "to climb / ascend"

Examples

他们去德国巴登度假泡温泉。

Tāmen qù Déguó Bādēng dùjià pào wēnquán.

They went on holiday to Baden in Germany to soak in the hot springs.

巴登-符腾堡州是德国西南部的一个州。

Bādēng-Fúténgbǎo zhōu shì Déguó xīnán bù de yī gè zhōu.

Baden-Württemberg is a state in southwestern Germany.

Tips

culture

Baden means "baths" in German — the town is famous for its Roman thermal baths. The character 登 (climb) is purely phonetic here for the "-den" sound; 巴 approximates "Ba-". The most common context in Chinese media is 巴登-巴登 (Baden-Baden, Germany) or 巴登-符腾堡 (Baden-Württemberg).