德黑兰

德黑蘭
Déhēilán
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Meanings

  1. 1 Tehran, the capital of Iran

Examples

Déhēilán shì Yīlǎng de shǒudū.
Tehran is the capital of Iran.
Wǒ gēge xià gè yuè yào qù Déhēilán chūchāi.
My older brother is going on a business trip to Tehran next month.

Tips

culture
Phonetic transliteration of "Tehran": (dé) for "te", (hēi) for "h", (lán) for "ran". Tehran sits at the foot of the Alborz mountains and is one of the most populous cities in the Middle East, with about 9 million residents.
memory
Mnemonic: reads like "black orchid" — a striking image to anchor a city you may not visit often.

Stroke Order

hēi
lán