莱茵 (lái yīn) — Rhine (river in Europe) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Rhine (river in Europe)

Examples

莱茵。
lái yīn Hé shì ōu zhōu de yì tiáo zhòng yào hé liú.
The Rhine is an important river in Europe.
莱茵。
Wǒ men jì huà qù lái yīn hé pàn lǚ yóu.
We plan to travel to the banks of the Rhine.
莱茵。
lái yīn Hé yán àn yǒu xǔ duō gǔ lǎo de chéng bǎo.
There are many ancient castles along the Rhine.

Origin

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

The characters 莱 and 茵 only spell the foreign name Rhine and have no meaning here.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Geography & Landforms

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.