波斯湾

波斯灣
Bōsī Wān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Persian Gulf, the arm of the Indian Ocean between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

Examples

HSK 4
波斯湾在伊朗和阿拉伯半岛之间。
Bōsī Wān zài Yīlǎng hé Ālābó Bàndǎo zhījiān.
The Persian Gulf lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
HSK 7-9
Bōsī Wān yán'àn de guójiā dàduō kào chūkǒu shíyóu zhìfù.
Most of the countries along the Persian Gulf grew rich by exporting oil.

Tips

culture
Tankers leave the gulf through the 霍尔木兹海峡, the Strait of Hormuz, into the 阿曼湾, the Gulf of Oman. The Arab states on its western shore call it the Arabian Gulf, 阿拉伯湾, a name Iran rejects.

Stroke Order

波 bō
斯 sī
湾 wān