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    Expressing "Belgium" with 比利时 (Bǐlìshí)

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    Explanation

    比利时 (Bǐlìshí) is the Chinese name for Belgium, the European country. It is a phonetic transliteration and is used in all contexts referring to the nation, its government, or its people. Note that the full word is 比利时, written across three characters.

    Examples

    • 他去年夏天去比利时旅游了一趟，特别喜欢那里的巧克力。

      Tā qùnián xiàtiān qù Bǐlìshí lǚyóu le yī tàng, tèbié xǐhuan nàlǐ de qiǎokèlì.

      He traveled to Belgium last summer and especially loved the chocolate there.

    • 比利时的首都布鲁塞尔是欧盟总部所在地。

      Bǐlìshí de shǒudū Bùlǔsài'ěr shì Ōuméng zǒngbù suǒzàidì.

      Belgium's capital, Brussels, is the headquarters of the European Union.

    • 我有个同事是比利时人，法语和荷兰语都会说。

      Wǒ yǒu ge tóngshì shì Bǐlìshí rén, Fǎyǔ hé Hélányǔ dōu huì shuō.

      I have a colleague who is Belgian and speaks both French and Dutch.

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