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智利

Zhì lì

2-character word

What 智利 means

1. Chile

The characters in 智利

• 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

Example sentences

• 智利不是中国。
  Zhìlì bù shì Zhōngguó.
  Chile is not China.
• 这群来自智利和秘鲁安第斯山脉地区的音乐家自称为「瓦伊诺」。他们演奏安地斯山脉的传统音乐，使用古老的乐器，例如木笛、吉他和铃铛。各种各样的音乐家、舞者和默剧演员经常在地铁里表演，靠着小费维持生计，同时也能继续从事他们的艺术创作。
  This group of musicians from the Andes mountain region of Chile and Peru calls itself Wayno. They play the traditional music of the Andes, using age-old instruments like wooden flutes, guitars, and bells. A variety of musicians, dancers and mimes regularly perform in the subways, playing for tips that help them earn a living while practicing their art.

Sounds the same

Read Zhì lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 智力intelligence; intellect
• 致力to devote oneself to; to work toward (often followed by 于
• 质粒plasmid