乌兰巴托

烏蘭巴托

Wūlánbātuō

proper noun #61,400

Meanings

1 Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia

Characters

crow (used for its sound)

orchid (used for its sound)

to cling (used for its sound)

to hold up (used for its sound)

Examples

HSK 4

乌兰巴托冬天很冷，是世界上最冷的首都。

Wūlánbātuō dōngtiān hěn lěng, shì shìjiè shàng zuì lěng de shǒudū.

Ulaanbaatar is very cold in winter; it is the coldest capital in the world.

HSK 7-9

乌兰巴托是蒙古国的首都。

Wūlánbātuō shì Měnggǔguó de shǒudū.

Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia.

Tips

memory

The name is Mongolian for 'red hero': ulaan 'red' is the same 乌兰 as in 乌兰察布 and 乌兰浩特 in Inner Mongolia, and baatar 'hero' is the second half. Its old Chinese name was 库伦.

Stroke Order

乌 wū

兰 lán

巴 bā

托 tuō