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里约

里約
Lǐyuē
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Meanings

  1. 1 Rio (de Janeiro), Brazil — common abbreviation of 里约热内卢

Examples

2016年的奥运会在里约举行。
Èr líng yī liù nián de Àoyùnhuì zài Lǐyuē jǔxíng.
The 2016 Olympic Games were held in Rio.
里约的基督像是世界知名的地标。
Lǐyuē de Jīdūxiàng shì shìjiè zhīmíng de dìbiāo.
Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue is a world-famous landmark.

Tips

usage
Pure phonetic transliteration: 里 (lǐ) for 'Ri-' and 约 (yuē) for '-o'. The full city name is 里约热内卢 (Lǐyuē Rènèilú) — Rio de Janeiro — but Chinese media routinely shorten it to 里约 in headlines, the way English uses 'Rio'.

In Pop Culture

里约奥运会 Lǐyuē Àoyùnhuì
Rio Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games — first ever held in South America.
里约热内卢 Lǐyuē Rènèilú
Rio de Janeiro
The full Chinese name of the city; 里约 is the everyday short form.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ
约 yuē