布鲁塞尔 (Bùlǔsài'ěr): Brussels (capital of Belgium)

Meanings

1 Brussels (capital of Belgium)

Characters

布

crass (used phonetically)

塞

sài

to block (used phonetically)

尔

ěr

you (classical, used phonetically)

Phonetic transliteration of 'Brussels.'

Examples

布鲁塞尔是欧盟总部所在地。

Bùlǔsài'ěr shì Ōuméng zǒngbù suǒzàidì.

Brussels is where the EU headquarters is located.

我下个月要去布鲁塞尔出差。

Wǒ xià gè yuè yào qù Bùlǔsài'ěr chūchāi.

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

Tips

culture

布鲁塞尔 is often associated with the EU and NATO in Chinese media. 布鲁塞尔豆芽 (Brussels sprouts) is 抱子甘蓝 in Chinese — a completely different name.

Stroke Order

布 bù

鲁 Lǔ

塞 sāi

尔 ěr

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