哈尔克岛
hā ěr kè dǎo
ZH
Kharg Island
哈尔克岛是波斯湾重要的石油输出终端。
Kharg Island is an important oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf.
Etymology
This is a transliteration of the Persian island's name into Mandarin Chinese, directly adapted from the local place name's pronunciation.
Memory Aid
Break the characters: 哈 (hā, similar to 'ha' in laugh) + 尔 (ěr, old Chinese pronoun for 'you') + 克 (kè, sound for 'k') + 岛 (dǎo, means island) — remember it's a Persian Gulf island named via sound translation.
Collocations
石油哈尔克岛哈尔克岛港口波斯湾哈尔克岛
Related Words
波斯湾石油出口海岛
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