How to say “South America” in Chinese
South America
“South America” in Chinese is 南美洲, Nán měi zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
南美洲 is read Nán měi 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 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 “南美洲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 南美洲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北美洲在南美洲的北边。BěiměizhōuzàiNánměizhōudeběibianNorth America is north of South America.
- 你去过南美洲吗？nǐqùguoNánměizhōumaHave you been to South America?
More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “South America” in Chinese?
“South America” in Chinese is 南美洲, pinyin Nánměizhōu.
What does 南美洲 mean?
南美洲 (Nánměizhōu) means “South America”.
How do you write 南美洲?
南美洲 is 3 characters: 南 (nán) — south; 美 (měi) — beautiful; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 南美洲?
南美洲 is read Nánměizhōu. Tones: Nán — second tone, měi — third tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“South 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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