沙皇 (Shā huáng) — tsar, czar
Definition
Literally "Sand Emperor" — the Chinese rendering of the Russian title "tsar/czar." Always refers to the pre-1917 Russian emperors, not any other monarch.
noun
tsarczar
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 沙皇1917。Zuì hòu yí wèi Shā huáng shì zài 1917 nián bèi tuī fān de.The last tsar was overthrown in 1917.
- 沙皇。É guó Shā huáng shí dài chí xù le sān bǎi duō nián.The Russian tsarist era lasted more than three hundred years.
- 沙皇，。Zhè wèi Shā huáng yǐ gǎi gé zhù chēng, dàn yě yǐn fā le duō cì zhàn zhēng.This tsar was known for reforms, but also sparked many wars.
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