埃
及

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The Chinese word "埃及" for Egypt is formed through phonetic transliteration, where the characters "埃" (āi) and "及" (jí) are chosen solely for their phonetic approximations to the sounds "E" and "gypt" in the English name, with their individual meanings being irrelevant to this usage.

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埃及在非洲北部。

Āijí zài Fēizhōu běibù.

Egypt is in northern Africa.

埃及有悠久的历史。

Āijí yǒu yōujiǔ de lǐshǐ.

Egypt has a long history.

我梦想去埃及旅行。

Wǒ mèngxiǎng qù Āijí lǚxíng.

I dream of traveling to Egypt.

埃及的金字塔非常著名。

Āijí de jīnzìtǎ fēicháng zhùmíng.

The pyramids in Egypt are very famous.

埃及的经济主要依靠旅游业和农业。

Āijí de jīngjì zhǔyào yīkào lǚyóuyè hé nóngyè.

Egypt's economy mainly relies on tourism and agriculture.

Word Definition - 埃及

āi jí Egypt

Individual Character Details

埃 āi, āi
及 jí