罗马尼亚

羅馬尼亞

Luómǎníyà

noun #10,079

Meanings

1 Romania (country in southeastern Europe)

Characters

net; gauze (phonetic)

horse (phonetic)

Asia (phonetic)

The first two characters 罗马 also spell 'Rome' (Roma) in Chinese — fitting since Romania's name comes from 'Roman.'

Examples

罗马尼亚位于东欧。

Luómǎníyà wèiyú Dōng'ōu.

Romania is located in Eastern Europe.

德古拉城堡在罗马尼亚。

Dégǔlā Chéngbǎo zài Luómǎníyà.

Dracula's Castle is in Romania.

Tips

memory

The first two characters 罗马 are the same as Rome (罗马). Romania's name literally means 'land of the Romans' — the connection is built right into the Chinese name.

Stroke Order

罗 luó

马 mǎ

尼 ní

亚 Yà