How to Say "Hungary" in Chinese

匈牙利

Xiōngyálì

匈牙利 (Xiōngyálì) is the Chinese word for Hungary.

匈牙利 refers to the country of Hungary.

Meaning: the country (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Xiōngyálì

The first character 匈 refers to the ancient Xiongnu people, a nomadic confederation that once lived in what is now Mongolia.
The character 牙 in 匈牙利 literally means 'tooth', though here it serves only as a phonetic approximation of the sound in 'Hungary'.
The character 利 means 'profit' or 'advantage', which is a common choice for phonetic transliterations because of its positive connotation.

我住在匈牙利。
I live in Hungary.
This sentence shows how to use 匈牙利 to say where you live.
Tatoeba #7781674 by jiangche, translation #2898168 by AlanF_US
在匈牙利說匈牙利文。
In Hungary they speak Hungarian.
This sentence shows how to use 匈牙利 in a sentence about the language spoken there.
Tatoeba #3742616 by egg0073, translation #1657265 by CN
匈牙利和斯洛伐克是邻国。
Hungary and Slovakia are neighbors.
This sentence shows how to use 匈牙利 when describing neighboring countries.
Tatoeba #1416162 by sadhen, translation #938077 by shekitten
你去过匈牙利吗？
Have you been to Hungary?
我最喜欢匈牙利，因为那里有丰富的文化遗产。
I like Hungary the most because it has rich cultural heritage.
5 more sentences on Tatoeba