How to Say "Brazil" in Chinese

巴西

Bāxī

巴西 (Bāxī) is the Chinese word for Brazil.

巴西 is the name used to refer to the Portuguese-speaking country in South America.

Meaning: Portuguese-speaking country in South America (name)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Cantonese, Brazil is said as Baa1 Saai1 (巴西).

The romanization is Bāxī.

The Chinese name 巴西 did not come directly from Portuguese or English but was borrowed through the Tagalog word 'Pasay'.
Chinese speakers often refer to Brazil as the 'Land of Football', using the phrase 足球王国 to describe the nation's obsession with the sport.
The character 西 in 巴西 means 'west', which is a common character used in the names of many Western countries in Chinese.

我來自巴西，你呢？
I’m from Brazil, what about you?
This sentence is useful for stating where you are from using 巴西.
Tatoeba #13552207 by LeviHighway, translation #9460029 by langue
他们从巴西远道而来。
They came all the way from Brazil.
This sentence is useful for describing someone traveling from 巴西.
Tatoeba #1358680 by sadhen, translation #305990 by CK
巴西利亞是巴西首都。
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
This sentence is useful for mentioning the capital city in relation to 巴西.
Tatoeba #13119381 by LeviHighway, translation #4800933 by Raringo
我一直想去巴西。
I've always wanted to visit Brazil.
你尝过巴西的传统美食吗？
Have you tried any traditional Brazilian dishes?
巴西以其热情的足球文化而闻名。
Brazil is famous for its passionate football culture.
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Two friends are talking about their travel plans.

雨婷 Yuting

你下次想去哪里旅行？
Nǐ xià cì xiǎng qù nǎ lǐ lǚ xíng?
Where do you want to travel next time?
俊杰 Junjie

我想去巴西看看。
Wǒ xiǎng qù Bāxī kàn kàn.
I want to go visit Brazil.
雨婷 Yuting

巴西离这里非常远。
Bāxī lí zhè lǐ fēi cháng yuǎn.
Brazil is very far from here.
俊杰 Junjie

没错，但我很感兴趣。
Méi cuò, dàn wǒ hěn gǎn xìng qù.
That's true, but I'm very interested.

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