国家
guójiā
country
Part of speech · noun
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國country
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Examples
- 中国是大国家。China is a big country.
- 不同的国家。Different countries.
Collocations
一个国家国家的世界各国
Mnemonic
国家 guójiā "country, state" — 国 (state, traditional 國) + 家 (family/house) = "state + house". Cognate of Korean gukga / Japanese 国家 kokka. Bare 国 = "country (general)", 国家 = political state.
Quick check
国家 vs 国?