星条旗

星條旗

xīngtiáoqí

noun #21,873

Measure Word

一面星条旗 miàn

Meanings

1 the Stars and Stripes
2 the American flag

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

奥运会颁奖台上，运动员注视着冉冉升起的星条旗。

Àoyùnhuì bānjiǎng tái shàng, yùndòngyuán zhùshì zhe rǎnrǎn shēngqǐ de xīngtiáoqí.

On the Olympic podium, the athlete watched the Stars and Stripes slowly rise.

HSK 7-9

星条旗在白宫上空飘扬。

Xīngtiáoqí zài Báigōng shàngkōng piāoyáng.

The American flag flies over the White House.

Tips

memory

星 (stars) + 条 (stripes/strips) + 旗 (flag) - a perfectly literal description of the US flag. The Chinese name is more descriptive than the English 'Stars and Stripes'.

Stroke Order

星 xīng

条 tiáo

旗 qí