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里约

里約
Lǐyuē
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Rio (de Janeiro), Brazil - common abbreviation of 里约热内卢

Examples

HSK 7-9
2016年的奥运会在里约举行。
Èr líng yī liù nián de Àoyùnhuì zài Lǐyuē jǔxíng.
The 2016 Olympic Games were held in Rio.
HSK 7-9
里约的基督像是世界知名的地标。
Lǐyuē de Jīdū xiàng shì shìjiè zhīmíng de dìbiāo.
Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue is a world-famous landmark.

Tips

usage
Pure phonetic transliteration: 里 (lǐ) for 'Ri-' and 约 (yuē) for '-o'. The full city name is 里约热内卢 (Lǐyuē Rènèilú) - Rio de Janeiro - but Chinese media routinely shorten it to 里约 in headlines, the way English uses 'Rio'.

In Pop Culture

里约奥运会 Lǐyuē Àoyùnhuì
Rio Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games - first ever held in South America.
里约热内卢 Lǐyuērènèilú
Rio de Janeiro
The full Chinese name of the city; 里约 is the everyday short form.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ
约 yuē