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南美洲

Nánměizhōu

South America

A red parrot on a palm leaf beside a continent shape
Memory picture

Characters in this word

南 nán

Strokes
9
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

洲 zhōu

Strokes
9
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 州 state, province, prefecture
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 洲

Example phrases

  • 南美洲拥有丰富的自然资源和多样的文化传统。 Nánměizhōu yōngyǒu fēngfù de zìrán zīyuán hé duōyàng de wénhuà chuántǒng. South America has rich natural resources and diverse cultural traditions.
  • 他梦想有一天去南美洲看热带雨林。 Tā mèngxiǎng yǒu yì tiān qù Nánměizhōu kàn rèdài yǔlín. He dreams of one day going to South America to see the rainforest.
  • 南美洲的足球迷特别多,周末街头常常很热闹。 Nánměizhōu de zúqiúmí tèbié duō, zhōumò jiētóu chángcháng hěn rènao. There are especially many football fans in South America, and the streets are often lively at weekends.

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