苏维埃 (Sū wéi āi) — Soviet (proper noun, referring to the historical Soviet councils and the Soviet Union)
Definition
Transliteration of the Russian term for the local councils that governed the USSR and a short name for the Soviet Union itself. Strictly historical — always paired with past-tense framing in modern Chinese.
noun
Soviet (proper noun, referring to the historical Soviet councils and the Soviet Union)
Examples
- 苏维埃。Sū wéi āi Céng jīng shì yí gè qiáng dà de guó jiā.The Soviet Union was once a powerful country.
- 苏维埃。Nà duàn Sū wéi āi shí qī de lì shǐ fēi cháng zhòng yào.The history of that Soviet period is very important.
- 苏维埃。Sū wéi āi Zhèng quán xiàn zài yǐ jīng bù cún zài le.The Soviet regime no longer exists now.
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