In this post we'll learn some names of cities in Chinese so you can widen your vocabulary. We will also see how characters work to create a pronunciation that is close to the name of the city in the original language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In most cases, the writing is a phonetic representation of the name. In others, the cities have their own Chinese name. This is the case of cities in Asian countries that have a common past with China, such as Seoul (Korea).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it is also seen in the name of Western cities that are somehow linked to China, such as San Francisco (CA), which has a long history as a host city for Chinese immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a previous post we learned some name of countries in Chinese<\/a>. As a reminder, \"country\" is: \u56fd\u5bb6 (gu\u00f3ji\u0101); \"capital\", \u9996\u90fd (sh\u01d2ud\u016b), and \"city\", \u9547 (zh\u00e8n). We'll review some of them in the examples below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What do you think about how city names are formed? If you are new here, you'll find very useful this explanation <\/a>about the romanization of Chinese characters, mainly known as Pinyin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At first, Chinese may seem intimidating, but it's like a puzzle, once you get the picture, on in this case, the general idea, all pieces fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNames of some cities in Chinese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
London<\/td> \u4f26\u6566<\/td> L\u00fand\u016bn<\/td><\/tr> Madrid<\/td> \u9a6c\u5fb7\u91cc<\/td> M\u01ced\u00e9l\u01d0<\/td><\/tr> Paris<\/td> \u5df4\u9ece<\/td> B\u0101l\u00ed<\/td><\/tr> Rome<\/td> \u7f57\u9a6c<\/td> Lu\u00f3m\u01ce<\/td><\/tr> Berlin<\/td> \u67cf\u6797<\/td> B\u00f3l\u00edn<\/td><\/tr> Barcelona<\/td> \u5df4\u585e\u7f57\u7eb3<\/td> B\u0101s\u00e8 lu\u014d n\u00e0<\/td><\/tr> Moscow<\/td> \u83ab\u65af\u79d1<\/td> M\u00f2s\u012bk\u0113<\/td><\/tr> Beijin<\/td> \u5317\u4eac<\/td> B\u011bij\u012bng<\/td><\/tr> Seoul<\/td> \u6c49\u57ce<\/td> H\u00e0nch\u00e9ng<\/td><\/tr> Tokyo<\/td> \u4e1c\u4eac<\/td> D\u014dngj\u012bng<\/td><\/tr> Taipei<\/td> \u53f0\u5317<\/td> T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/td><\/tr> Sydney<\/td> \u6089\u5c3c<\/td> X\u012bn\u00ed<\/td><\/tr> Buenos Aires<\/td> \u5e03\u5b9c\u8afe\u65af\u827e\u5229\u65af<\/td> B\u00f9y\u00ednu\u00f2s\u012b \u00e0il\u00ecs\u012b<\/td><\/tr> Bogota<\/td> \u6ce2\u54e5\u5927<\/td> B\u014dg\u0113d\u00e0<\/td><\/tr> R\u00edo de Janeiro<\/td> \u91cc\u7ea6\u70ed\u5185\u5362<\/td> L\u01d0yu\u0113r\u00e8n\u00e8il\u00fa<\/td><\/tr> Montevideo<\/td> \u8499\u5f97\u7ef4\u7684\u4e9a<\/td> M\u00e9ngd\u00e9w\u00e9idey\u00e0<\/td><\/tr> New York<\/td> \u7ebd\u7ea6<\/td> Ni\u01d4yu\u0113<\/td><\/tr> San Francisco<\/td> \u65e7\u91d1\u5c71<\/td> Ji\u00f9j\u012bnsh\u0101n<\/td><\/tr> Toronto<\/td> \u591a\u4f26\u591a<\/td> Du\u014dl\u00fandu\u014d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n A few sample phrases <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u6211\u51fa\u751f\u5728\u67cf\u6797<\/strong>\uff0c\u4f46\u6211\u4f4f\u5728\u5df4\u585e\u7f57\u90a3<\/strong>\u3002(W\u01d2 ch\u016bsh\u0113ng z\u00e0i b\u00f3l\u00edn, d\u00e0n w\u01d2 zh\u00f9 z\u00e0i b\u0101s\u00e8lu\u014dn\u00e0.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u4f60\u4f4f\u5728\u4e1c\u4eac<\/strong>\u5417\uff1f(N\u01d0 zh\u00f9 z\u00e0i D\u014dngj\u012bng ma?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u6089\u5c3c<\/strong>\u662f\u6fb3\u5927\u5229\u4e9a\u7684\u9996\u90fd\u3002(X\u012bn\u00ed sh\u00ec \u00c0od\u00e0l\u00ecy\u01ce de sh\u01d2ud\u016b.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u4f60\u53bb\u8fc7\u7ebd\u7ea6<\/strong>\u5417\uff1f(N\u01d0 q\u00f9gu\u00f2 Ni\u01d4yu\u0113 ma?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u6ce2\u54e5\u5927<\/strong>\u5728\u54ea\u91cc\uff1f(B\u014dg\u0113d\u00e0 z\u00e0i n\u01cel\u01d0?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n