How to say “Antarctica” in Chinese
Antarctica
“Antarctica” in Chinese is 南极洲, Nán jí zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
南极洲 is read Nán jí zhōu: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree”; on the right, 及 jí hints at the sound.
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 “南极洲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 南极洲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 南极洲是地球上最冷的地方NánjízhōushìdìqiúshangzuìlěngdedìfangAntarctica is the coldest place on Earth.
- 我想去南极洲看看wǒxiǎngqùNánjízhōukànkanI'd like to go and see Antarctica.
More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Antarctica” in Chinese?
“Antarctica” in Chinese is 南极洲, pinyin Nánjízhōu.
What does 南极洲 mean?
南极洲 (Nánjízhōu) means “Antarctica”.
How do you write 南极洲?
南极洲 is 3 characters: 南 (nán) — south; 极 (jí) — limit; extremely; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 南极洲?
南极洲 is read Nánjízhōu. Tones: Nán — second tone, jí — second tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“Antarctica” 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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