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    Referring to McDonald's with 麦当劳 (màidāngláo)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    麦当劳 + Verb/Predicate

    Explanation

    麦当劳 (màidāngláo) is the Chinese name for the fast-food chain McDonald's. It is a transliteration of the English name and is used as a proper noun in Chinese, functioning just like any other noun in a sentence.

    Examples

    • 我们中午去麦当劳吃午饭吧。

      wǒmen zhōngwǔ qù màidāngláo chī wǔfàn ba.

      Let's go to McDonald's for lunch at noon.

    • 麦当劳的早餐菜单最近更新了。

      màidāngláo de zǎocān càidān zuìjìn gēngxīn le.

      McDonald's breakfast menu was recently updated.

    • 这条街上新开了一家麦当劳。

      zhè tiáo jiē shàng xīn kāi le yì jiā màidāngláo.

      A new McDonald's just opened on this street.

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