How to say “Russia” in Chinese

俄罗斯

Éluósī

Russia

expression · not in the HSK lists · topic “Meeting people”

“Russia” in Chinese is 俄罗斯, É luó sī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

俄罗斯 is read É luó sī: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

É — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

luó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

sī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

俄

é — Russia, Russian

The first syllable of 俄罗斯: the characters were chosen for their sound.

罗

luó — part of “Russia”

Here it only gives the sound: É-luó-sī.

斯

sī — part of “Russia”

Here it only gives the sound. Many foreign names end with it too.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “俄罗斯”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 俄罗斯. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我是俄罗斯人wǒshìÉluósīrénI’m from Russia.
寄到俄罗斯快递费多少钱jìdàoÉluósī,kuàidìfèiduōshaoqiánHow much is delivery to Russia?
俄罗斯北部的冬天特别冷。ÉluósīběibùdedōngtiāntèbiélěngIn the north of Russia, winters are especially cold.
俄罗斯有很多森林。ÉluósīyǒuhěnduōsēnlínRussia has a lot of forests.
我去过2中国俄罗斯等2国家wǒqùguoZhōngguó,ÉluósīděngguójiāI've been to China, Russia and other countries.
这些书可以邮寄到俄罗斯吗zhèxiēshūkěyǐyóujìdàoÉluósīmaCan these books be mailed to Russia?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “Russia” in Chinese?

“Russia” in Chinese is 俄罗斯, pinyin Éluósī.

What does 俄罗斯 mean?

俄罗斯 (Éluósī) means “Russia”.

How do you write 俄罗斯?

俄罗斯 is 3 characters: 俄 (é) — Russia, Russian; 罗 (luó) — part of “Russia”; 斯 (sī) — part of “Russia”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 俄罗斯?

俄罗斯 is read Éluósī. Tones: É — second tone, luó — second tone, sī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“Russia” in the lesson “Where are you from?”

This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of level 1 of the course. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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