How to say “North America” in Chinese
North America
“North America” in Chinese is 北美洲, Běi měi zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
北美洲 is read Běi měi zhōu: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Two people sitting back to back.
On top, 羊 “sheep”; at the bottom, 大 “big”.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 州 zhōu — both the meaning and the sound: land amid water.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “北美洲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 北美洲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北美洲在南美洲的北边。BěiměizhōuzàiNánměizhōudeběibianNorth America is north of South America.
- 北美洲有很多来自亚洲的移民BěiměizhōuyǒuhěnduōláizìYàzhōudeyímínThere are many immigrants from Asia in North America.
More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “North America” in Chinese?
“North America” in Chinese is 北美洲, pinyin Běiměizhōu.
What does 北美洲 mean?
北美洲 (Běiměizhōu) means “North America”.
How do you write 北美洲?
北美洲 is 3 characters: 北 (běi) — north; 美 (měi) — beautiful; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 北美洲?
北美洲 is read Běiměizhōu. Tones: Běi — third tone, měi — third tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“North America” in the lesson “Continents and the UN”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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