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Kētuōnǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Cotonou (largest city and economic capital of Benin, West Africa)

Examples

HSK 3
Kētuōnǔ shì Bèiníng zuì dà de chéngshì.
Cotonou is the largest city in Benin.
HSK 5
Wǒ xiàgèyuè yào qù Kētuōnǔ chūchāi.
I'm going to Cotonou on a business trip next month.

Tips

culture
Cotonou is Benin's economic and de facto administrative capital, even though Porto-Novo 波多诺伏 is the official capital. The name in the local Fon language reportedly means 'mouth of the river of death' - referring to its history as a port involved in the slave trade.

Stroke Order

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