克里姆林宫

克里姆林宮

KèlǐmǔlínGōng

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Meanings

1 the Kremlin
2 fortified complex in central Moscow, seat of the Russian government

Characters

to overcome (transliteration char)

inside (transliteration char)

matron (transliteration char for '-m')

forest (transliteration char)

Examples

克里姆林宫位于莫斯科市中心。

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng wèiyú Mòsīkē shì zhōngxīn.

The Kremlin is located in the center of Moscow.

克里姆林宫是俄罗斯总统的官邸。

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng shì Éluósī zǒngtǒng de guāndǐ.

The Kremlin is the official residence of the Russian president.

Tips

culture

克里姆林 (Kèlǐmǔlín) is a phonetic transliteration of Russian 'Kreml'' (кремль, 'citadel'), and 宫 (gōng, palace) is added as a semantic suffix. By metonymy, 克里姆林宫 is also used the way English-speakers say 'the Kremlin' to mean the Russian government itself.

Stroke Order

克 kè

里 lǐ

姆 mǔ

林 lín

宫 gōng