雪城

Xuěchéng
proper noun #82,015

Meanings

  1. 1 Syracuse, New York (USA)

Examples

HSK 3
Xuěchéng dōngtiān jīngcháng xià dàxuě.
Syracuse gets heavy snow in winter.
HSK 7-9
Xuěchéng Dàxué shì Měiguó yì suǒ zhùmíng de sīlì dàxué.
Syracuse University is a well-known private university in the United States.

Tips

memory
Literally 'Snow City' (雪 = snow, 城 = city). Probably a calque-style coinage rather than a phonetic match - Syracuse averages over 3 meters of snowfall a year, one of the snowiest cities in the US.

Stroke Order

雪 xuě
城 chéng