克里姆林宫

克里姆林宮

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng

proper noun #30,190

Meanings

1 the Kremlin
2 fortified complex in central Moscow, seat of the Russian government

Characters

to overcome (transliteration char)

inside (transliteration char)

matron (transliteration char for '-m')

forest (transliteration char)

Examples

HSK 4

克里姆林宫位于莫斯科市中心。

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng wèiyú Mòsīkē shìzhōngxīn.

The Kremlin is located in the center of Moscow.

HSK 7-9

克里姆林宫是俄罗斯总统的官邸。

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng shì Éluósī zǒngtǒng de guāndǐ.

The Kremlin is the official residence of the Russian president.

Tips

culture

克里姆林 (Kèlǐmǔlín) is a phonetic transliteration of Russian 'Kreml'' (кремль, 'citadel'), and 宫 (gōng, palace) is added as a semantic suffix. By metonymy, 克里姆林宫 is also used the way English-speakers say 'the Kremlin' to mean the Russian government itself.

Stroke Order

克 kè

里 lǐ

姆 mǔ

林 lín

宫 gōng