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    The noun 维也纳 (Wéiyěnà) for 'Vienna'

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    Explanation

    The noun 维也纳 (Wéiyěnà) is the Chinese transliteration of "Vienna," the capital of Austria. Like other foreign city names in Chinese, it is a phonetic approximation used as a proper noun. It commonly appears in cultural and historical contexts, such as discussions of European coffee culture.

    Examples

    • 维也纳是世界著名的音乐之都。

      Wéiyěnà shì shìjiè zhùmíng de yīnyuè zhī dū.

      Vienna is a world-famous city of music.

    • 我去年夏天去了维也纳，参观了很多博物馆。

      Wǒ qùnián xiàtiān qùle Wéiyěnà, cānguānle hěnduō bówùguǎn.

      I went to Vienna last summer and visited many museums.

    • 维也纳的咖啡馆文化已经有几百年的历史了。

      Wéiyěnà de kāfēiguǎn wénhuà yǐjīng yǒu jǐ bǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

      Vienna's café culture has a history of several hundred years.

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