西比乌

西比烏

Xībǐwū

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Meanings

1 Sibiu (city in Transylvania, Romania)
2 Hermannstadt (German name for Sibiu)

Characters

west (sound, 'si-')

to compare (sound, '-b-')

crow / black (sound, '-u')

Examples

西比乌是罗马尼亚的一座历史名城。

Xībǐwū shì Luómǎníyà de yí zuò lìshǐ míngchéng.

Sibiu is a historic city in Romania.

2007年西比乌曾是欧洲文化之都。

Èr líng líng qī nián Xībǐwū céng shì Ōuzhōu wénhuà zhī dū.

In 2007 Sibiu was European Capital of Culture.

我们去西比乌看了老城广场。

Wǒmen qù Xībǐwū kànle lǎochéng guǎngchǎng.

We went to Sibiu to see the old town square.

Tips

culture

Sibiu (西比乌) is a city in central Romania (Transylvania) founded by German Saxon settlers in the 12th century, who knew it as Hermannstadt. It was the European Capital of Culture in 2007 alongside Luxembourg and is famous for its 'eyes of Sibiu' — eye-shaped roof windows that seem to watch passersby.

Stroke Order

西 xī

比 bǐ

乌 wū