唐恩都乐

唐恩都樂
Táng'ēn Dōulè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Dunkin' (formerly Dunkin' Donuts), the American coffee and donut chain

Examples

HSK 2
Shànghǎi kāi le hǎojǐ jiā Táng'ēndōulè fēndiàn.
Several Dunkin' branches have opened in Shanghai.
HSK 3
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu zài Táng'ēndōulè mǎi yī bēi kāfēi.
Every morning I buy a coffee at Dunkin'.

Tips

memory
Pure phonetic rendering: 唐恩 'Tang-en' = 'Dunkin' (the n is split across syllables Mandarin-style), 都乐 'Dou-le' = 'Donuts'. The choice of characters is mildly auspicious - (Tang dynasty), (kindness), (capital), (joy) - but no semantic content.
culture
The brand globally rebranded from 'Dunkin' Donuts' to just 'Dunkin'' in 2018, but the Chinese name kept 都乐 'donuts' baked in. Less ubiquitous in China than Starbucks (星巴克) or Luckin (瑞幸), with a presence concentrated in tier-one cities.

Stroke Order

Táng
ēn
dōu