Definition

Examples

• 锡兰是斯里兰卡的旧名。
  xī lán shì Sīlǐlánkǎ de jiùmíng.
  Ceylon was the former name of Sri Lanka.
• 我以前去过锡兰，现在那里叫斯里兰卡。
  Wǒ yǐqián qù guo xī lán, xiànzài nàlǐ jiào Sīlǐlánkǎ.
  I've been to Ceylon before; now it's called Sri Lanka.
• 锡兰的红茶很有名。
  xī lán de hóngchá hěn yǒumíng.
  Ceylon black tea is very famous.