希腊

希臘

Xīlà

noun #2,993

Meanings

1 Greece (country in Southern Europe)

Characters

cured meat; twelfth lunar month

Phonetic transliteration. Derived from the Latin 'Graecia' via older Chinese transliterations.

Examples

希腊是西方文明的发源地。

Xīlà shì xīfāng wénmíng de fāyuándì.

Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization.

我想去希腊看古迹。

Wǒ xiǎng qù Xīlà kàn gǔjì.

I want to go to Greece to see the ancient ruins.

Tips

usage

希腊语 (Xīlàyǔ) = Greek language. 希腊神话 (Xīlà shénhuà) = Greek mythology.

Stroke Order

希 xī

腊 là