波罗的海

波羅的海

Bōluódìhǎi

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Meanings

1 the Baltic Sea

Characters

wave (phonetic 'Bal-')

net; collect (phonetic '-l-')

(here phonetic '-tic'; read dì not de)

Examples

波罗的海位于北欧。

Bōluódìhǎi wèiyú Běi'ōu.

The Baltic Sea lies in Northern Europe.

立陶宛是波罗的海三国之一。

Lìtáowǎn shì Bōluódìhǎi sānguó zhī yī.

Lithuania is one of the three Baltic states.

Tips

usage

Pure phonetic transliteration of 'Baltic' — 波罗的 (Bōluódì) approximates 'Bal-tic', then 海 ('sea') is appended as a category marker. Note 的 here is read dì, not the usual particle de. The 'Baltic states' are 波罗的海三国: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Stroke Order

波 bō

罗 luó

的 de

海 hǎi