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    Expressing 'Russia' with 俄罗斯 (Éluósī)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    俄罗斯 + Verb

    Explanation

    俄罗斯 (Éluósī) is the Chinese name for Russia. It is a phonetic transliteration used in all contexts, from news and politics to everyday conversation. For example, 俄罗斯表示 means 'Russia stated.'

    Examples

    • 她去年去了俄罗斯旅游。

      tā qùnián qù le éluósī lǚyóu.

      She went to Russia for a trip last year.

    • 俄罗斯的冬天非常寒冷。

      éluósī de dōngtiān fēicháng hánlěng.

      Winters in Russia are extremely cold.

    • 他在大学学的是俄罗斯语。

      tā zài dàxué xué de shì éluósī yǔ.

      He studied Russian in college.

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