No. 5,986 in Chinese
威尼斯
Venice.
In a sentence
我计划明年夏天去威尼斯旅行。
I plan to travel to Venice next summer.
威尼斯 here is used as a proper noun referring to Venice, the famous city in Italy.
京杭大运河被誉为中国的“威尼斯”。
The Grand Canal is considered China's 'Venice.'
In this sentence, 威尼斯 is used metaphorically to describe the qualities of Venice, such as its waterways.
这部电影的背景设定在威尼斯。
The movie is set in Venice.
Here, 威尼斯 serves as a location, indicating where the movie takes place.
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