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西雅图
Xī yǎ tú
Pinyin
Definition
西雅图
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Xī yǎ tú
Seattle, Washington State
Character Decomposition
西
西
雅
牙
隹
图
囗
夂
⺀
Related Words
(20)
优雅
yōu yǎ
1
grace
2
graceful
东西
dōng xī
1
east and west
西
Xī
1
the West
2
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
3
Spanish
西安
Xī ān
1
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
2
see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西瓜
xī guā
1
watermelon
2
CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
1
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
2
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
中西
Zhōng Xī
1
China and the West
2
Chinese-Western
儒雅
rú yǎ
1
scholarly
2
refined
3
cultured
4
courteous
典雅
diǎn yǎ
1
refined
2
elegant
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
1
Chelsea
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
1
Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
1
Indonesia
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
1
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
1
Mexico
大西洋
Dà xī yáng
1
Atlantic Ocean
山西
Shān xī
1
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
山西省
Shān xī shěng
1
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
巴西
Bā xī
1
Brazil
幽雅
yōu yǎ
1
serene and elegant (of a place)
2
ethereal (of music)
Idioms
(20)
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2
fig. casual acquaintance
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
1
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1
lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2
fig. hell freezes over
3
pigs can fly
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
1
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
1
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
1
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
1
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
2
fig. time of decline
3
the end of an era
4
Sic transit gloria mundi
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
1
perfect finish (idiom)
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
1
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
2
to sway
3
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
1
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
2
fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
1
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
2
to bustle about
3
to hopscotch
4
also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
1
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
2
to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
1
to gossip (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
1
to look in all directions (idiom)
2
to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Sample Sentences
老李,最近习大大和彭妈妈去西雅图了欸!
Lǎo Lǐ ,zuìjìn xídàdà hé péngmāma qù xīyǎtú le èi !
Mr Li, old chum, Papa Xi and Mama Peng have gone to Seattle!
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Greg来自于西雅图。
Greg láizì yú Xīyǎtú 。
Greg is from Seattle.
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