冬宫

冬宮
Dōnggōng
proper noun #59,285

Meanings

  1. 1 Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian tsars in Saint Petersburg, now the main building of the Hermitage Museum

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dōnggōng shì Éguó shāhuáng de huánggōng.
The Winter Palace was the palace of the Russian tsars.
HSK 7-9
1917年十月革命时,起义的士兵攻占了冬宫。
Yī jiǔ yī qī nián Shíyuè Gémìng shí, qǐyì de shìbīng gōngzhàn le Dōnggōng.
During the October Revolution of 1917, insurgent soldiers stormed the Winter Palace.

Tips

culture
Its halls now hold the Hermitage, one of the world's largest art museums, and Chinese visitors often call the whole museum 冬宫. Beijing's Summer Palace is 颐和园; the tsars' summer palace outside Saint Petersburg is 夏宫.

Stroke Order

冬 dōng
宫 gōng