Definition
敦刻尔克 is the Chinese transliteration of Dunkirk, a port city in northern France famous for the WWII evacuation of Allied soldiers in 1940. As a proper noun (place name), it's used in historical and geographical contexts. The pinyin is irregular — it's read as Dūnkè'ěrkè, not duì.
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Dunkirk (port city in northern France)
Examples
- ，敦刻尔克。Èrzhàn qījiān, duì dà chètuì shì yí cì zhòngyào de lìshǐ shìjiàn.During WWII, the Dunkirk evacuation was an important historical event.
- 敦刻尔克，。duì wèiyú Fǎguó běibù, kàojìn Bǐlìshí biānjìng.Dunkirk is located in northern France, near the Belgian border.
- 《敦刻尔克》。Diànyǐng 《duì》 jiǎngshù le yí gè guānyú xīwàng de gùshì.The movie 'Dunkirk' tells a story about hope.
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