普京
pǔ jīng
ZH
Vladimir Putin, the current President of the Russian Federation
普京是俄罗斯的现任总统。
Putin is the current President of Russia.
Etymology
This is the standard Chinese transliteration of the Russian surname "Путин". It entered Chinese vocabulary in the 1990s when Putin rose to Russian political leadership.
Memory Aid
The Chinese character 普 means "common" and 京 means "capital", which can help you remember that this is the name of a national leader from a large country.
Collocations
普京总统普京政府普京政权
Related Words
俄罗斯总统克里姆林宫