March 4, 2023March 6, 2023 Kexin Su

Essential Mandarin Chinese Word- Lesson #4: Macau SAR

Idioms, Level 1, Level 2

In the previous lesson, we learnt about Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions in China.

Now let’s learn about Macau, the second Chinese SAR!

Do you know how to say Macau in Chinese?

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Essential Chinese Words

• 澳门 (ào mén): Macao; Macau
• 葡语 (Pú yǔ): Portuguese
• 英语 (yīng yǔ): English

Well, in Portuguese, 澳门 is called Macau. In English, 澳门 is called Macao.

So, yep, Macau is called 澳门 (ào mén) in Chinese.

You already know how to say Special Administrative Region (SAR) in Chinese:

• 特别行政区 (tè bié xínɡ zhènɡ qū) : Special Administrative Region (SAR)

Words

• 特别 (tè bié): special
• 行政区 (xínɡ zhènɡ qū): district; administrative area; administrative division; administrative region
• 澳门特别行政区 (ào mén tè bié xínɡ zhènɡ qū): Macao Special Administrative Region; Macao SAR
• 中国澳门特别行政区 (Zhōngguó àomén tèbié xíngzhèngqū): Macau Special Administrative Region of China

Pronunciation (Audio)

1. 澳门
2. 葡语
3. 英语
4. 特别行政区
5. 特别
6. 行政区
7. 澳门特别行政区
8. 中国澳门特别行政区