芝加哥
Zhī jiā gē
Pinyin

Definition

芝加哥
 - 
Zhī jiā gē
  1. Chicago, USA

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加
Jiā
  1. 1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
  2. 2 surname Jia
加入
jiā rù
  1. 1 to become a member
  2. 2 to join
  3. 3 to mix into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to add in
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
加班
jiā bān
  1. 1 to work overtime
加速
jiā sù
  1. 1 to speed up
  2. 2 to expedite

Idioms (20)

加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
  1. 1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible

Sample Sentences

告诉你，是芝加哥。长见识了吧？
gàosu nǐ ，shì Zhījiāgē 。zhǎng jiànshi le ba ？
I'll tell you, it's Chicago. Pretty impressive, hey?
Go to Lesson 
真的假的？我只知道芝加哥公牛队，还真不知道那儿风大。
zhēn de jiǎ de ？wǒ zhǐ zhīdào Zhījiāgē Gōngniú duì ，hái zhēn bù zhīdào nàr fēng dà 。
Are you for real? I only know of the Chicago Bulls, not anything about it being windy.
Go to Lesson 
你怎么突然对芝加哥那么感兴趣？
nǐ zěnme tūrán duì Zhījiāgē nàme gǎn xìngqù ？
How come you're suddenly so interested in Chicago?
Go to Lesson 
芝加哥以前还有很多黑社会呢。
Zhījiāgē yǐqián hái yǒu hěn duō hēishèhuì ne 。
In the past Chicago also had a lot of organized crime.
Go to Lesson 
那天看了个电视节目，是介绍芝加哥的。
nà tiān kàn le ge diànshì jiémù ，shì jièshào Zhījiāgē de 。
The other day I was watching a TV program, and they did a show on Chicago.
Go to Lesson 
哦，从芝加哥到上海要多长时间？
ò ，cóng Zhījiāgē dào Shànghǎi yào duōcháng shíjiān ？
Oh. How long does it take to get from Chicago to Shanghai?
Go to Lesson 
我是美国人。我来自芝加哥。
wǒ shì Měiguó rén 。wǒ láizì Zhījiāgē 。
I’m American. I’m from Chicago.
Go to Lesson 
芝加哥地面温度21.2摄氏度，55.8华氏度。
Zhījiāgē dìmiàn wēndù èr shí yī diǎn èr shèshìdù ，wǔ shí wǔ diǎn bā huáshìdù 。
The temperature in Chicago is 21.2 degrees Celsius, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
Go to Lesson 
会是会一点，都是些比较简单的句子。他在芝加哥出生，一直都没回来过。这是他第一次回国。见到那么多亲戚，人都晕了。
huì shì huì yīdiǎn ，dōu shì xiē bǐjiào jiǎndān de jùzi 。tā zài Zhījiāgē chūshēng ，yīzhí dōu méi huílai guo 。zhè shì tā dì yī cì huíguó 。jiàndào nàme duō qīnqi ，rén dōu yūn le 。
He can a little bit--all just relatively basic phrases. He was born in Chicago, and had never come here. This is his first time to China. He's met so many relatives, it was overwhelming for him.
Go to Lesson