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

奥运会颁奖台上，运动员注视着冉冉升起的星条旗。

Àoyùnhuì bānjiǎng táishàng, yùndòngyuán zhùshì zhe rǎnrǎn shēngqǐ de xīngtiáoqí.

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

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