迈阿密
Mài'āmì
Miami in Chinese is 迈阿密 (Mài'āmì).
迈阿密 is the name used to refer to the city of Miami in Florida, United States.
Meaning: city in Florida, United States (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Mài'āmì.
Did you know?
- The character 阿 is frequently used in Chinese transliterations of foreign names to represent a soft 'a' sound, appearing in names like 阿根廷 for 'Argentina'.
- The characters used in 迈阿密 are chosen purely for their sound and have no connection to the meaning of 'stepping', 'Africa' or 'secret'.
- While 迈阿密 refers to the city, Chinese speakers often add the word 市 ('city') to the end, making it 迈阿密市, to be precise in official documents.
Examples in context
- 迈阿密有很多漂亮的沙滩。Mài'ā mì yǒu hěnduō piàoliang de shātān.Miami has many beautiful beaches.
- 我打算明年去迈阿密旅游。Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù Mài'ā mì lǚyóu.I plan to travel to Miami next year.
- 迈阿密的气候非常温暖。Mài'ā mì de qìhòu fēicháng wēnnuǎn.The weather in Miami is very warm.
Example conversation
Wei and Jiayi are discussing their next vacation destination.
- 伟 Wei你明年想去哪里？Nǐ míngnián xiǎng qù nǎlǐ?Where do you want to go next year?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我想去迈阿密。Wǒ xiǎng qù Mài'āmì.I want to go to Miami.
- 伟 Wei那里离这里很远。Nàlǐ lí zhèlǐ hěn yuǎn.It is very far from here.
- 佳怡 Jiayi但是那里的海滩很美。Dànshì nàlǐ de hǎitān hěn měi.But the beaches there are beautiful.
