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The Chinese word 芝加哥 is formed entirely through phonetic borrowing, where three existing Chinese characters are selected solely for how closely their combined pronunciation approximates the English name "Chicago". The characters 芝 (zhī), 加 (jiā), and 哥 (gē) are strung together to mimic the sound of "Chi-ca-go", with their original individual meanings (such as "sesame", "add", and "older brother") being largely irrelevant and incidental to this function as a sound-based name for the city.
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芝加哥是一个大城市。
芝加哥在美国的伊利诺伊州。
我和家人去年去了芝加哥旅游。
芝加哥的深盘披萨和建筑风格非常有名。
尽管芝加哥的冬季气候严峻，但它的博物馆、大学和金融业持续吸引着全球人才。