阿拉斯加

Ālāsījiā

proper noun #7,190

Meanings

1 Alaska (U.S. state)

Characters

transliteration syllable; prefix

transliteration syllable; otherwise 'pull'

transliteration syllable

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Examples

HSK 3

阿拉斯加的冬天非常冷。

Ālāsījiā de dōngtiān fēicháng lěng.

The winter in Alaska is extremely cold.

HSK 4

他去阿拉斯加看极光。

Tā qù Ālāsījiā kàn jíguāng.

He went to Alaska to see the northern lights.

HSK 6

阿拉斯加是美国最大的州。

Ālāsījiā shì Měiguó zuì dà de zhōu.

Alaska is the largest state in America.

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history

阿拉斯加 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Alaska', which comes from the Aleut word 'Alyeska' meaning 'great land'. The U.S. purchased it from Russia in 1867.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

拉 lā

斯 sī

加 jiā