How to Say "Washington" in Chinese

华盛顿

huáshèngdùn

华盛顿 (huáshèngdùn) is the Chinese way to say "Washington".

Meaning: name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

huáshèngdùn

The first character 华 is often used in Chinese to represent 'China' or 'Chinese culture'. This creates a poetic coincidence where the name of the US capital begins with a character symbolizing the Chinese people.
While 华盛顿 refers to the city or the person, Chinese speakers often use the term 华盛顿特区 to specify 'Washington D.C.'. The 特区 part means 'special zone' and is a common term for administrative regions.
The name 华盛顿 is a phonetic transliteration, meaning the characters were chosen to mimic the sound of the English name rather than to convey a specific meaning.

美国的首都是华盛顿。
Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
This sentence is useful for identifying the capital of the United States with 华盛顿.
Tatoeba #786439 by U2FS, translation #4728778 by paper1n0
华盛顿的樱花现在开放。
Cherry trees are now in bloom in Washington.
This sentence is useful for mentioning the blooming cherry trees in 华盛顿.
Tatoeba #1397029 by mtdot, translation #29138 by CK
从华盛顿乘火车可以到纽约。
New York is accessible by train from Washington.
This sentence is useful for describing travel from 华盛顿 to New York.
Tatoeba #795657 by fucongcong, translation #35902 by orcrist
我希望能够在华盛顿旅游一次。
I hope to visit Washington one day.
华盛顿是美国的首都。
Washington is the capital of the United States.
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Two friends are discussing a future trip to the United States.

晓雯 Xiaowen

你下个月要去华盛顿吗？
Nǐ xià gè yuè yào qù Huáshèngdùn ma?
Are you going to Washington next month?
俊杰 Junjie

是的，我想去那里参观博物馆。
Shì de, wǒ xiǎng qù nàlǐ cānguān bówùguǎn.
Yes, I want to visit museums there.
晓雯 Xiaowen

华盛顿有很多不错的博物馆。
Huáshèngdùn yǒu hěnduō bùcuò de bówùguǎn.
Washington has many great museums.
俊杰 Junjie

希望我能看到很多有趣的东西。
Xīwàng wǒ néng kàndào hěnduō yǒuqù de dōngxī.
I hope I can see many interesting things.

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