(měi guó) - the United States, America in Mandarin
měiguóTraditional: 美國
HSK 2
#316 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
the United States, America
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.
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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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