尼德兰

尼德蘭

Nídélán

proper noun #66,691

Meanings

1 the Netherlands
2 the Low Countries, the historical region of today's Netherlands and Belgium

Characters

used for its sound (ne-)

used for its sound (-der-)

used for its sound (-land)

Examples

HSK 7-9

尼德兰的很多土地比海平面还低。

Nídélán de hěnduō tǔdì bǐ hǎipíngmiàn hái dī.

Much of the land in the Netherlands lies below sea level.

HSK 7-9

十六世纪，尼德兰的人民起义反抗西班牙的统治。

Shíliù shìjì, Nídélán de rénmín qǐyì fǎnkàng Xībānyá de tǒngzhì.

In the 16th century the people of the Low Countries rose up against Spanish rule.

Tips

usage

荷兰, from 'Holland', is the everyday Chinese name of the country. 尼德兰 renders its Dutch name, Nederland, 'low lands', and is the name history and art books use, where it also takes in today's Belgium: 尼德兰革命 is the Dutch Revolt against Spain.

Stroke Order

尼 ní

德 dé

兰 lán