埃菲尔铁塔
The English phrase 'eiffel tower' is translated into Chinese as 埃菲尔铁塔.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a phonetic transliteration of 'Eiffel' (埃菲尔) followed by 'iron tower' (铁塔). The phrase is composed of the transliterated name 埃菲尔 (āi fēi ěr) and the descriptive noun 铁塔 (tiě tǎ).
Did you know?
- The character 埃 used in 埃菲尔 is also the first character in the Chinese word for 'Egypt' (埃及).
- If a Chinese speaker mentions a 铁塔 without specifying 埃菲尔, they might be referring to one of the many traditional iron pagodas found across China.
- Because 埃菲尔 is a phonetic transliteration, the characters used to spell 'Eiffel' have no meaning of their own in this context.
Examples in context
- 埃菲尔铁塔和卢浮宫在同一座城市。The Eiffel Tower is in the same city as the Louvre Museum.This sentence is useful for seeing 埃菲尔铁塔 used in a sentence about its location.Tatoeba #526553 by fucongcong, translation #479194 by CK
- 我想在埃菲尔铁塔下面拍照。Wǒ xiǎng zài Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ xiàmiàn pāizhào.I want to take photos under the Eiffel Tower.
- 埃菲尔铁塔真的很壮观。Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ zhēn de hěn zhuàngguān.The Eiffel Tower is really magnificent.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a travel magazine in a cafe.
- 浩然 Haoran你看，这是埃菲尔铁塔的照片。Nǐ kàn, zhè shì Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ de zhàopiàn.Look, this is a photo of the Eiffel Tower.
- 雨婷 Yuting我也想去巴黎看埃菲尔铁塔。Wǒ yě xiǎng qù Bālí kàn Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ.I also want to go to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower.
- 浩然 Haoran到时候我们可以一起去。Dào shíhòu wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ qù.We can go together when the time comes.
- 雨婷 Yuting那太好了！Nà tài hǎo le!That would be great!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
