The word 纽约 is formed through phonetic translation, where the character 纽 (niǔ) is used to approximate the sound of "New" and 约 (yuē) approximates "York", resulting in the Chinese name for New York.
Example Sentences
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纽约是一个大城市。
Niǔyuē shì yīgè dà chéngshì.
New York is a big city.
我曾经去过纽约。
Wǒ céngjīng qùguò Niǔyuē.
I have been to New York.
我计划明年访问纽约。
Wǒ jìhuà míngnián fǎngwèn Niǔyuē.
I plan to visit New York next year.
纽约的帝国大厦非常著名。
Niǔyuē de Dìguó Dàshà fēicháng zhùmíng.
The Empire State Building in New York is very famous.