麦加

麥加

Màijiā

noun #25,522

Meanings

1 Mecca
2 the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia
3 (fig.) a place of great importance or attraction

Characters

wheat (transliteration)

to add (transliteration)

Examples

每年有数百万穆斯林前往麦加朝圣。

Měinián yǒu shùbǎiwàn Mùsīlín qiánwǎng Màijiā cháoshèng.

Every year millions of Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

好莱坞是电影人的麦加。

Hǎoláiwù shì diànyǐng rén de Màijiā.

Hollywood is the Mecca for filmmakers.

Tips

culture

麦 means wheat/grain and 加 means to add, but here these characters are purely phonetic transliterations of the Arabic مكة (Makkah). The figurative use as a place of pilgrimage or supreme importance mirrors English usage.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

加 jiā