波罗的海

波羅的海

Bōluódìhǎi

proper noun #33,242

Meanings

1 the Baltic Sea

Characters

target; bull's-eye

Examples

HSK 5

波罗的海位于北欧。

Bōluódìhǎi wèiyú Běi'ōu.

The Baltic Sea lies in Northern Europe.

HSK 7-9

立陶宛是波罗的海三国之一。

Lìtáowǎn shì Bōluódìhǎi sānguó zhīyī.

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