No. 2,075 in Russian
китаю
The word "китаю" is the dative form of "Китай," meaning "to China" in English.
In a sentence
Я написала письмо китаю.
I wrote a letter to China.
"Китаю" is used here to refer directly to the country China as an indirect object of the verb.
Он часто ездит в китаю.
He often travels to China.
"Китаю" is used in this context to indicate a motion toward or direction to the country China.
Мы были в китаю прошлым летом.
We were in China last summer.
"Китаю" in this sentence denotes location, specifying that the action took place within China and involves a prepositional structure.
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