谢菲尔德

謝菲爾德

Xièfēi'ěrdé

proper noun #34,983

Meanings

1 Sheffield (city in South Yorkshire, England)
2 also a Western surname

Characters

to thank; phonetic 'She-'

fragrant; phonetic '-ffie-'

you (classical); phonetic '-l-'

virtue; phonetic '-d'

Examples

HSK 4

他在谢菲尔德大学读博士。

Tā zài Xièfēi'ěrdé Dàxué dú bóshì.

He's doing a PhD at the University of Sheffield.

HSK 7-9

谢菲尔德是英国著名的钢铁城市。

Xièfēi'ěrdé shì Yīngguó zhùmíng de gāngtiě chéngshì.

Sheffield is a famous steel-producing city in England.

Tips

culture

Industrial city in northern England historically known for steel and cutlery - '谢菲尔德钢' (Sheffield steel) is still a quality marker. Two football clubs, 谢菲尔德联 (Sheffield United) and 谢菲尔德星期三 (Sheffield Wednesday - yes, literally '...Wednesday'), are well-known in Chinese football coverage.

Stroke Order

谢 xiè

菲 fēi

尔 ěr

德 dé