额菲尔士峰

額菲爾士峰

Éfēi'ěrshìFēng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mount Everest (older transliteration based on the English name 'Everest', from surveyor Sir George Everest)

Characters

(transliteration: 'E')

(transliteration: 'fei')

(transliteration: 'er')

(transliteration: 'st')

Examples

HSK 3

现代中文一般称额菲尔士峰为珠穆朗玛峰。

Xiàndài Zhōngwén yībān chēng Éfēi'ěrshìfēng wéi Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng.

In modern Chinese, Mount Everest is usually called Zhumulangma Peak.

HSK 6

额菲尔士峰是世界最高峰。

Éfēi'ěrshìfēng shì shìjiè zuìgāofēng.

Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

Tips

history

Older Republican-era transliteration of 'Everest'. Today the standard Chinese name is 珠穆朗玛峰 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) - the Tibetan name Chomolungma, meaning 'Goddess Mother of the World'. You may still see 额菲尔士峰 in pre-1950 books and Hong Kong/Taiwan sources.

Stroke Order

额 é

菲 fēi

尔 ěr

士 shì

峰 fēng