意大利

Traditional: 意大利

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Translation

Italy

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the name Italy, with the characters chosen mainly for their sound rather than their meaning.

Origin
loan
Root
意 (yì) + 大 (dà) + 利 (lì), phonetic

Stroke order

Stroke order for 意

Stroke order for 大

Stroke order for 利

Examples

He went to Italy for a holiday.

Italian pasta is very famous.

I have always wanted to travel to Italy.

The capital of Italy is Rome.

She studied painting in Italy.

意大利 (yì dà lì) is the Chinese name for Italy. It is a phonetic transliteration of the European country's name.

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This word is part of lesson 34.