(dé guó) - Germany in Mandarin

déguó

Traditional: 德國

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Translation

Germany

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration in which 德 (dé) renders the Deu of Deutschland, joined to 国 (guó, country). The chosen character 德 also happens to mean virtue.

Origin: phonetic transliteration
Root: 德 (dé, phonetic for Deu) + 国 (guó, country)

Stroke order

德

国

Examples

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He studies engineering in Germany.

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German cars are very famous.

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We are going to Germany next month.

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She can speak a little German.

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Germany is located in central Europe.

德国 (dé guó) means Germany. It is the standard Chinese name for the country.

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This word is part of lesson 25.