拜占庭 (Bài zhàn tíng) — Byzantium (ancient city & Eastern Roman Empire); Byzantine (related to the Byzantine Empire or its art/architecture)
Definition
Proper noun for Byzantium — the ancient Greek city on the Bosphorus and, by extension, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire that inherited it. As a modifier (拜占庭风格, 拜占庭帝国) it means 'Byzantine'.
noun
Byzantium (ancient city & Eastern Roman Empire)Byzantine (related to the Byzantine Empire or its art/architecture)
Examples
- 拜占庭。Bài zhàn tíng Dì guó duì ōu zhōu zhōng shì jì lì shǐ yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.The Byzantine Empire had a profound influence on medieval European history.
- 拜占庭。Zhè zuò jiào táng de Bài zhàn tíng fēng gé bì huà bǎo cún dé fēi cháng hǎo.The Byzantine-style murals in this church are very well preserved.
- 拜占庭，。Rú guǒ nǐ duì Bài zhàn tíng gǎn xìng qù, kě yǐ kàn kàn nà běn lì shǐ shū.If you're interested in Byzantium, you can take a look at that history book.
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