英吉利海峡

英吉利海峽
Yīngjílì Hǎixiá
proper noun #33,814

Meanings

  1. 1 the English Channel (between England and France)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yīngjílì Hǎixiá shì Yīngguó hé Fǎguó zhījiān de hǎixiá.
The English Channel is the strait between Britain and France.
HSK 7-9
Tā shì dìyī gè yóu guò Yīngjílì Hǎixiá de Zhōngguórén.
He was the first Chinese person to swim across the English Channel.

Tips

culture
英吉利 is the older Chinese transliteration of 'English' (from 'English-li'), which is why this strait is named after the English rather than 'British' (英国). 海峡 means 'strait' or 'channel'. The French name (La Manche / 拉芒什海峡) is rarely used in Chinese.

Stroke Order

yīng
hǎi
xiá