西甲 (XīJiǎ): La Liga (Spanish football top d…

Meanings

1 La Liga (Spanish football top division)
2 Spanish Primera División

Characters

西

xī

abbreviation for 西班牙 (Spain)

甲

jiǎ

first; top division

Examples

今晚有西甲比赛。

Jīnwǎn yǒu Xī Jiǎ bǐsài.

There's a La Liga match tonight.

皇马和巴萨是西甲两大豪门。

Huángmǎ hé Bāsà shì Xī Jiǎ liǎng dà háomén.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two giants of La Liga.

Tips

usage

Standard pattern for foreign top-tier football leagues: country-abbreviation + 甲 (jiǎ, 'first/top'). 西甲 = Spanish La Liga, 英超 (Yīngchāo) = English Premier League, 意甲 (Yì Jiǎ) = Italian Serie A, 德甲 (Dé Jiǎ) = German Bundesliga, 法甲 (Fǎ Jiǎ) = French Ligue 1.