How to Say "Venice" in Chinese

威尼斯

Wēinísī

威尼斯 (Wēinísī) is the Chinese word for Venice.

威尼斯 is the name used for the city and metropolitan city in Italy.

Meaning: city and metropolitan city in Italy (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Wēinísī

In Chinese, 威尼斯 is frequently used as an adjective to describe any place with many canals, such as 'The Venice of the East' for Suzhou.
The character 尼斯 is a common building block for other Western cities, appearing in the names for 'Tunis' and 'Nice'.
While 威尼斯 is the standard name, Chinese speakers often refer to the city's unique geography by calling it the 'Water City' or 水城.

他告诉过我他会去威尼斯。
He told me he would go to Venice.
This sentence is useful for practicing how to mention a destination in the past tense with 威尼斯.
Tatoeba #1778255 by sadhen, translation #2450 by CK
人們說威尼斯是箇漂亮的城市。
They say that Venice is a beautiful city.
This sentence is useful for describing 威尼斯 as a beautiful city.
Tatoeba #6095967 by verdastelo9604, translation #33916 by CK
您曾经去过威尼斯吗？
Have you ever been to Venice?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone has visited 威尼斯.
Tatoeba #1050403 by tatomeimei, translation #1325099 by CN
我最喜欢的意大利城市是威尼斯。
My favorite Italian city is Venice.
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Two friends are discussing their travel plans in a cafe.

俊杰 Junjie

你想去威尼斯吗？
Nǐ xiǎng qù Wēinísī ma?
Do you want to go to Venice?
雨婷 Yuting

我很想去威尼斯旅行。
Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù Wēinísī lǚxíng.
I really want to travel to Venice.
俊杰 Junjie

那我们可以一起计划。
Nà wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ jìhuà.
Then we can plan it together.
雨婷 Yuting

太好了，谢谢你。
Tài hǎole, xièxiè nǐ.
That's great, thank you.

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