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    Expressing "Dallas" with 达拉斯 (Dálāsī)

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    Structure

    达拉斯

    Explanation

    The word 达拉斯 (Dálāsī) is the Chinese transliteration of "Dallas," a major city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a phonetic approximation using Chinese characters and is the standard rendering in Chinese media and geography. It appears frequently in news reporting about events in the United States.

    Examples

    • 她在达拉斯的一家科技公司工作。

      tā zài dálāsī de yī jiā kējì gōngsī gōngzuò.

      She works at a tech company in Dallas.

    • 我们全家计划明年搬到达拉斯去。

      wǒmen quánjiā jìhuà míngnián bān dào dálāsī qù.

      Our whole family plans to move to Dallas next year.

    • 达拉斯的夏天非常炎热。

      dálāsī de xiàtiān fēicháng yánrè.

      Summers in Dallas are extremely hot.

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