德国

guó

Traditional: 德国

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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

Stroke order for 德

Stroke order for 国

Examples

He studies engineering in Germany.

German cars are very famous.

We are going to Germany next month.

She can speak a little German.

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.