达勒姆

達勒姆

Dálèmǔ

proper noun #30,154

Meanings

1 Durham (city name)
2 Durham, England (cathedral city in northeast England) or Durham, North Carolina (US city, home of Duke University)

Characters

reach; arrive (transliteration char)

rein in (transliteration char)

matron (common transliteration char for '-m')

Examples

HSK 6

杜克大学位于美国北卡罗来纳州的达勒姆。

Dùkè Dàxué wèiyú Měiguó Běikǎluóláinàzhōu de Dálèmǔ.

Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

HSK 7-9

达勒姆大教堂是英国的世界遗产。

Dálèmǔ Dà jiàotáng shì Yīngguó de shìjiè yíchǎn.

Durham Cathedral is a UK World Heritage Site.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of 'Durham': 达 (dá) ≈ 'Dur', 勒 (lè) ≈ 'r', 姆 (mǔ) ≈ 'ham/m'. Refers most often to the English cathedral city, or to Durham, North Carolina (Duke University, the Durham Bulls).

Stroke Order

达 dá

勒 lè

姆 mǔ