Chinese word

也门

Pronunciation

Pinyinyě mén

Meaning

  • nounYemen

Example

也门是一个国家。yě mén shì yí gè guó jiā

Yemen is a country.

Illustration for 也门 (Yemen)

More examples

我在地图上找到了也门。wǒ zài dì tú shàng zhǎo dào le yě mén

I found Yemen on the map.

Common phrases

  • 去也门qù yě mén

    go to Yemen

  • 来自也门lái zì yě mén

    come from Yemen

Definition in Chinese

位于阿拉伯半岛西南部的国家。wèi yú ā lā bó bàn dǎo xī nán bù de guó jiā

Word origin

也门 (yěmén, "Yemen") uses Chinese characters to approximate the sound of the foreign name, not to describe the country through the characters' individual meanings.

Usage tips

  • The country includes Socotra, an island known for its unusual dragon blood trees.

Related words

  • 也门人yě mén rénYemeninoun

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