波茨坦

Bōcítǎn
noun #26,818

Meanings

  1. 1 Potsdam (city near Berlin, Germany)

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of the German place name 'Potsdam'.

Examples

Bōcítǎn wèiyú Bólín fùjìn, yǐ qí gōngdiàn hé huāyuán wénmíng.
Potsdam is located near Berlin and is famous for its palaces and gardens.
Yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián, méng jūn zài Bōcítǎn qiānshǔ le zhòngyào xiéyì.
In 1945, the Allied powers signed an important agreement in Potsdam.

Tips

history
The 1945 Potsdam Declaration (波茨坦公告) issued by the Allies called for Japan's unconditional surrender, making Potsdam historically significant in the Chinese-language context of WWII history.

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