斯拉

Sīlā
proper noun #35,999

Meanings

  1. 1 Sla / Sira
  2. 2 (component of) Slavic / Sri Lanka

Examples

HSK 5
Sīlāfū mínzú fēnbù zài Dōng'ōu hé Bā'ěrgàn dìqū.
The Slavic peoples are spread across Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
HSK 7-9
Sīlǐlánkǎ yǒushí yě jiǎnchēng wéi Sīlā.
Sri Lanka is sometimes shortened to Sila.

Tips

usage
斯拉 is rarely a complete name on its own. It is the building block for 斯拉夫 (Slav/Slavic) and shows up inside names and place words. Characters are purely phonetic: + is roughly 'sla'. If you see it standalone in a list, the surrounding context (Slavic studies, Eastern European literature, etc.) usually identifies the bearer.

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