贝尔格莱德

貝爾格萊德

Bèi'ěrgéláidé

noun #22,130

Meanings

1 Belgrade (capital of Serbia)

Characters

shell (used phonetically)

you (archaic, used phonetically)

pattern, standard (used phonetically)

pigweed (used phonetically)

virtue (used phonetically; also used for Germany)

Examples

HSK 4

贝尔格莱德是塞尔维亚的首都。

Bèi'ěrgéláidé shì Sài'ěrwéiyà de shǒudū.

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia.

HSK 6

贝尔格莱德位于多瑙河与萨瓦河的交汇处。

Bèi'ěrgéláidé wèiyú Duōnǎohé yǔ Sàwǎhé de jiāohuì chù.

Belgrade is located at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

Tips

memory

Belgrade means 'white city' in Serbian (beo = white, grad = city). The Chinese transliteration 贝尔格莱德 preserves the sound but uses: 贝 (shell/treasure), 尔 (you, archaic), 格 (pattern), 莱 (pigweed), 德 (virtue). Notably, 德 is also the character used for Germany (德国).

Stroke Order

贝 bèi

尔 ěr

格 gé

莱 lái

德 dé