斯维加斯

斯維加斯

Sīwéijiāsī

noun #15,248

Meanings

1 Vegas (as in Las Vegas, short form)

Characters

this (phonetic)

to maintain (phonetic)

to add (phonetic)

this (phonetic)

Examples

我们下周要去拉斯维加斯玩。

Wǒmen xià zhōu yào qù Lāsīwéijiāsī wán.

We're going to Las Vegas next week.

拉斯维加斯是赌城的代名词。

Lāsīwéijiāsī shì dǔchéng de dàimíngcí.

Las Vegas is synonymous with gambling city.

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usage

The full Chinese name for Las Vegas is 拉斯维加斯 (Lāsīwéijiāsī). 斯维加斯 is the latter part, occasionally used as a shorthand but rarely alone. The full form is standard.

Stroke Order

斯 sī

维 wéi

加 jiā