(zhōng guó) - China in Mandarin
zhōngguóTraditional: 中國
Translation
China
Word origin
中国 (Zhōngguó) 'China' literally means 'Middle Kingdom', joining 中 (zhōng, 'middle') and 国 (guó, 'country'). 国 (traditional 國) shows a border 囗 enclosing 或 (a halberd guarding territory), hence a state.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 中 (zhōng, 'middle') + 国 (guó, 囗 border + 或, 'country')
Stroke order
中
国
Examples
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I have been to China.
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China is a large country.
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He is from southern China.
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I am planning to travel to China.
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China has lots of great food.
中国 (zhōng guó) means China.
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