(bā lí) - Paris in Mandarin

bālí

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

巴

黎

Examples

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Paris is the capital of France.

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I have always wanted to go to Paris.

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Paris has many museums.

蜜mì。

They spent their honeymoon in Paris.

景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.