(měi guó) - the United States, America in Mandarin

měiguó

Traditional: 美國

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Translation

the United States, America

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Word origin

美国 (Měiguó) 'the United States' means literally 'beautiful country', where 美 'beautiful' was chosen to transcribe the second syllable of A-me-rica and 国 means 'country, nation'. 国 is an enclosure (囗) around 玉 'jade', a treasure within borders.

Origin: compound
Root: 美 (beautiful, phonetic for A-me-rica) + 国 (country)

Stroke order

美

国

Examples

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He went to study in the United States.

国guó。

America is a major country.

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I dream of travelling to America.

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She lived in America for five years.

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America has many big cities.

美国 (měi guó) - the United States, America.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: 美国, 完全, 怎样 and 7 more words.