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    Expressing 'Australia' with 澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà)

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    Structure

    澳大利亚

    Explanation

    澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà) is the formal Chinese name for Australia. It is a phonetic transliteration of the English name and is used in official, news, and formal contexts. In informal speech, it is often shortened to 澳洲 (Àozhōu).

    Examples

    • 他去年去澳大利亚留学了。

      tā qùnián qù àodàlìyà liúxué le.

      He went to Australia to study abroad last year.

    • 澳大利亚的袋鼠和考拉非常有名。

      àodàlìyà de dàishǔ hé kǎolā fēicháng yǒumíng.

      Australia's kangaroos and koalas are very famous.

    • 我姐姐在澳大利亚工作了三年。

      wǒ jiějie zài àodàlìyà gōngzuò le sān nián.

      My older sister worked in Australia for three years.

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