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Jericho in Chinese

Jericho in Chinese is 杰里科 — Jericho means an ancient city in the West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world, famous from the Biblical story of its walls falling.

Jericho in Chinese

杰里科
proper noun
Pronounced: Jié lǐ kē
A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

What does "Jericho" mean?

  1. noun An ancient city in the West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world, famous from the Biblical story of its walls falling.
    "Archaeologists have excavated layers of settlement at Jericho going back thousands of years."
  2. noun Figuratively, a hidden or secluded place, from a Biblical reference to someone waiting there out of sight.
    "He holed up in a Jericho of his own until the scandal blew over."
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Jericho in a sentence

  • Archaeologists have excavated layers of settlement at Jericho going back thousands of years.
  • He holed up in a Jericho of his own until the scandal blew over.

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What is "Jericho" in Chinese?

"Jericho" in Chinese is 杰里科. Jericho means: An ancient city in the West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world, famous from the Biblical story of its walls falling.

How do you pronounce 杰里科?

"Jericho" in Chinese is 杰里科, pronounced "Jié lǐ kē".

How do you use "Jericho" in a sentence?

Example: "Archaeologists have excavated layers of settlement at Jericho going back thousands of years." In Chinese, "Jericho" is 杰里科.

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