德国
déguóTraditional: 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
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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