沙特阿拉伯

ShātèĀlābó
noun #15,666

Meanings

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia (country in the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula)

Characters

沙特 is phonetic for 'Saudi' and 阿拉伯 is phonetic for 'Arabia.' The first character meaning 'sand' is a fitting coincidence for a largely desert country.

Examples

Shātè Ālābó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de shíyóu chūkǒuguó zhī yī.
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil exporters in the world.
Màijiā zài Shātè Ālābó.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia.

Tips

usage
Often shortened to 沙特 (Shātè) in everyday Chinese, similar to how 'Saudi' is used in English.

Stroke Order

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