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    Using 开罗 (Kāiluó) to refer to "Cairo"

    Location & Position

    Explanation

    开罗 is the Chinese name for Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. It is the standard term used when referring to the city in any context.

    Examples

    • 开罗是埃及最大的城市。

      kāiluó shì āijí zuì dà de chéngshì.

      Cairo is the largest city in Egypt.

    • 我们在开罗住了三天,参观了很多古迹。

      wǒmen zài kāiluó zhù le sān tiān, cānguān le hěn duō gǔjì.

      We stayed in Cairo for three days and visited many historical sites.

    • 从开罗出发去金字塔大概要一个小时。

      cóng kāiluó chūfā qù jīnzìtǎ dàgài yào yī ge xiǎoshí.

      It takes about an hour to get to the pyramids from Cairo.

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