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    Referring to "Melbourne" with 墨尔本 (Mò'ěrběn)

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    Explanation

    墨尔本 (Mò'ěrběn) is the Chinese transliteration of Melbourne, the major Australian city. It is a proper noun used as a place name in Chinese text, commonly appearing in news about sports, travel, and international events.

    Examples

    • 墨尔本的咖啡文化非常有名。

      mòěrběn de kāfēi wénhuà fēicháng yǒumíng.

      Melbourne's coffee culture is very famous.

    • 她在墨尔本生活了五年。

      tā zài mòěrběn shēnghuó le wǔ nián.

      She lived in Melbourne for five years.

    • 下个月我要去墨尔本出差。

      xià ge yuè wǒ yào qù mòěrběn chūchāi.

      I'm going to Melbourne on a business trip next month.

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