中国
Zhōngguó
China
Part of speech · proper noun
Pattern visualization
中middle
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國country
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Examples
- 我来自中国。I am from China.
- 中国有很多城市。China has many cities.
Collocations
中国人中国话去中国来自中国
Mnemonic
中 zhōng "middle" (a flag pole through the center) + 国 guó "country" (simplified from 國 — a territory 囗 with a treasure 玉 inside). The Middle Kingdom.
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