多米尼加共和国

多米尼加共和國

Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó

proper noun #31,701

Meanings

1 Dominican Republic
2 Caribbean nation occupying the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola

Characters

many / phonetic 'Do-'

rice / phonetic '-mi-'

phonetic '-ni-'

to add / phonetic '-can'

common / shared

Examples

HSK 7-9

多米尼加共和国位于加勒比海。

Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó wèiyú Jiālèbǐ Hǎi.

The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean.

HSK 7-9

多米尼加共和国的首都是圣多明各。

Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó de shǒudū shì Shèngduōmínggè.

The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.

Tips

culture

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola (伊斯帕尼奥拉岛) with Haiti. Capital: 圣多明各 (Santo Domingo), the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas (founded 1496). Famous for baseball, merengue, and bachata music. Don't confuse with 多米尼克 (Dominica), a separate, much smaller Caribbean island nation.

Stroke Order

多 duō

米 mǐ

尼 ní

加 jiā

共 gòng

和 hé

国 guó