汉城 (Hàn chéng) — Seoul (former Chinese name; now usually 首尔)
Definition
The former Chinese name for Seoul, used before South Korea officially adopted the Chinese rendering 首尔 in 2005. The two are interchangeable when referring to the same city, but 汉城 is now dated.
noun
Seoul (former Chinese name; now usually 首尔)
Examples
- 汉城，。Hàn chéng Shì hán guó de yí zuò lì shǐ míng chéng, xiàn zài gǎi míng wéi shǒu ěr.Seoul is a historically famous city in South Korea; it is now renamed to Seoul.
- 2002汉城。2002 Nián shì jiè bēi zú qiú sài shì zài Hàn chéng hé rì běn jǐ gè chéng shì jǔ xíng de.The 2002 World Cup was held in Seoul and several cities in Japan.
- 汉城。Xǔ duō lǎo zhào piàn jì lù le shàng shì jì bā shí nián dài Hàn chéng de fēng mào.Many old photos capture the look and feel of Seoul in the 1980s.
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