斯坦

sītǎn

noun #4,478

Meanings

1 Stan (transliteration)
2 -stan (suffix for Central Asian countries)

Characters

this (literary); transliteration syllable

flat; calm; transliteration syllable

Examples

哈萨克斯坦是一个大国。

Hāsàkèsītǎn shì yīgè dàguó.

Kazakhstan is a big country.

斯坦是一个常见的英文名。

Sītǎn shì yīgè chángjiàn de Yīngwén míng.

Stan is a common English name.

Tips

usage

斯坦 is used as a phonetic transliteration in country names ending in '-stan' (land of): 巴基斯坦 Pakistan, 乌兹别克斯坦 Uzbekistan, 阿富汗斯坦 Afghanistan.

Stroke Order

斯 sī

坦 tǎn