巴黎

Traditional: 巴黎

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Translation

Paris

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of Paris, in which 巴 (bā) and 黎 (lí) are chosen for their sound rather than meaning.

Origin
phonetic transliteration
Root
巴 (bā) + 黎 (lí), chosen for sound

Stroke order

Stroke order for 巴

Stroke order for 黎

Examples

Paris is the capital of France.

I have always wanted to go to Paris.

Paris has many museums.

They spent their honeymoon in Paris.

jǐng

The night view of Paris is beautiful.

巴黎 (bā lí) means Paris. It is the Chinese name for the capital of France.

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This word is part of lesson 25.