澳大利亚

澳大利亞

Àodàlìyà

noun #6,146

Meanings

Literally 'great profitable bay' - 澳 (bay/cove) fits an island continent, and 大 (big) is spot on for the world's sixth-largest country.

HSK 3

他去澳大利亚留学了。

Tā qù Àodàlìyà liúxué le.

He went to study abroad in Australia.

HSK 5

澳大利亚有很多袋鼠。

Àodàlìyà yǒu hěnduō dàishǔ.

Australia has many kangaroos.

usage

Often abbreviated to 澳洲 in casual speech. 澳 alone can also refer to Macau (澳门), so context matters.

澳 ào

大 dà

利 lì

亚 Yà