达累斯萨拉姆

達累斯薩拉姆

Dálèisīsàlāmǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Dar es Salaam (largest city of Tanzania, former capital)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我们坐飞机从北京飞到达累斯萨拉姆。

Wǒmen zuò fēijī cóng Běijīng fēi dào Dálèisīsàlāmǔ.

We flew from Beijing to Dar es Salaam.

HSK 3

达累斯萨拉姆是坦桑尼亚最大的城市。

Dálèisīsàlāmǔ shì Tǎnsāngníyà zuì dà de chéngshì.

Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania.

Tips

history

The name is Arabic for 'Abode of Peace' (dār as-salām). Tanzania moved its official capital to Dodoma in 1974, but Dar es Salaam remains the country's commercial center and largest port. China built the famous Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA, 坦赞铁路) ending here in the 1970s.

Stroke Order

达 dá

累 lèi

斯 sī

萨 sà

拉 lā

姆 mǔ