金沙萨

金沙薩

Jīnshāsà

proper noun #53,931

Meanings

1 Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Characters

(transliteration: Kin-)

(transliteration: -sha-)

(transliteration: -sa)

Examples

HSK 4

金沙萨是刚果民主共和国的首都。

Jīnshāsà shì Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó de shǒudū.

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

HSK 6

在金沙萨，人们平时多说林加拉语，正式场合说法语。

Zài Jīnshāsà, rénmen píngshí duō shuō Línjiālāyǔ, zhèngshì chǎnghé shuō Fǎyǔ.

In Kinshasa people mostly speak Lingala day to day, and French on formal occasions.

Tips

usage

金沙萨 is the mainland spelling; in Taiwan it is 金夏沙. Because both neighbouring countries are called Congo, Chinese tells them apart by their capitals: the Democratic Republic is 刚果（金）, after Kinshasa.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

沙 shā

萨 sà