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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.

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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.

尽管纽约生活成本很高，但许多人仍然向往那里。

Jǐnguǎn Niǔyuē shēnghuó chéngběn hěn gāo, dàn xǔduō rén réngrán xiàngwǎng nàlǐ.

Although the cost of living in New York is high, many people still yearn for it.

Word Definition - 纽约

niǔ yuē New York

Individual Character Details

纽 niǔ
约 yāo, yuē