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凤凰

fèng huáng · feng huang/Fèng huáng · feng huang

Traditional 鳳凰

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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fèng huáng 鳳凰

  1. phoenix

Fèng huáng 鳳凰

  1. Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 (Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu)
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The town named Phoenix

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)凤凰(fènghuáng)古城(gǔchéng)。

    Look at this photo. This is Fenghuang Ancient Town.

  2. Dengdeng

    凤凰(fènghuáng)？是(shì)那种(nàzhǒng)会(huì)飞(fēi)的(de)凤凰(fènghuáng)吗(ma)？

    Phoenix? The kind that flies?

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)一个(yīgè)地方(dìfang)的(de)名字(míngzi)，在(zài)湖南(húnán)。

    No, it's the name of a place, in Hunan.

  4. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)凤凰(fènghuáng)？

    Why is it called Phoenix?

  5. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)以前(yǐqián)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)山上(shānshàng)看到(kàndào)过(guò)凤凰(fènghuáng)。

    I heard someone once saw a phoenix on the mountain.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)的(de)时候(shíhou)，要是(yàoshi)看到(kàndào)凤凰(fènghuáng)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)回家(huíjiā)了(le)！

    If we see a phoenix when we go, I'm not coming home!

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01

凤(fèng)凰(huáng)城(chéng)是(shì)亚(yà)利(lì)桑(sāng)那(nà)州(zhōu)的(de)首(shǒu)府(fǔ)。

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)传(chuán)说(shuō)里(lǐ)，凤(fèng)凰(huáng)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)吉(jí)祥(xiáng)的(de)鸟(niǎo)。

In Chinese legends, the phoenix is an auspicious bird.

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