沙皇 (shāhuáng): tsar

Measure Word

一位沙皇 wèi

沙皇彼得大帝推行了一系列改革。

Shāhuáng Bǐdé Dàdì tuīxíng le yīxìliè gǎigé.

Tsar Peter the Great implemented a series of reforms.

俄国沙皇制度在1917年被推翻。

Éguó shāhuáng zhìdù zài 1917 nián bèi tuīfān.

The Russian tsarist system was overthrown in 1917.

沙皇时代的宫殿至今仍保存完好。

Shāhuáng shídài de gōngdiàn zhìjīn réng bǎocún wánhǎo.

Palaces from the tsarist era are still well preserved today.

history

沙皇 is a transliteration of the Russian word 'tsar' (царь), itself derived from 'Caesar'. The 沙 character (meaning sand) was chosen purely for sound.

沙 shā

皇 huáng