雅典

Yǎdiǎn

noun #16,984

Meanings

1 Athens (capital of Greece)

Characters

elegant; refined

canon; standard; classic

Phonetic transliteration of 'Athens' — the characters happen to mean 'elegant classic', fitting for the birthplace of Western civilization.

Examples

雅典是希腊的首都。

Yǎdiǎn shì Xīlà de shǒudū.

Athens is the capital of Greece.

我想去雅典看卫城。

Wǒ xiǎng qù Yǎdiǎn kàn wèichéng.

I want to go to Athens to see the Acropolis.

Tips

culture

Athens is widely recognized in Chinese education as the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophy. The Acropolis is called 雅典卫城 (Yǎdiǎn wèichéng).

Stroke Order

雅 yǎ

典 diǎn