国
Guó
Pinyin

Definition

国
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guó
  1. country
  2. nation
  3. state
  4. national
  5. CL:個|个[gè]
国
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Guó
  1. surname Guo

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
国
Guó
  1. 1 surname Guo
国内
guó nèi
  1. 1 domestic
  2. 2 internal (to a country)
  3. 3 civil
国家
guó jiā
  1. 1 country
  2. 2 nation
  3. 3 state
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
国际
guó jì
  1. 1 international
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US
英国
Yīng guó
  1. 1 United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lián hé wáng guó]
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. 3 abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Yīng gé lán]
韩国
Hán guó
  1. 1 South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  2. 2 Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhàn guó qī xióng]
  3. 3 Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
  2. 2 à la chinoise
亡国
wáng guó
  1. 1 (of a nation) to be destroyed
  2. 2 subjugation
  3. 3 vanquished nation
俄国
É guó
  1. 1 Russia
全国
quán guó
  1. 1 whole nation
  2. 2 nationwide
  3. 3 countrywide
  4. 4 national
共和国
gòng hé guó
  1. 1 republic
出国
chū guó
  1. 1 to go abroad
  2. 2 to leave the country
  3. 3 emigration
北国
běi guó
  1. 1 the northern part of the country
  2. 2 the North
吴国
Wú guó
  1. 1 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
  2. 2 Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
回国
huí guó
  1. 1 to return to one's home country
国中
guó zhōng
  1. 1 junior high school (Tw)
  2. 2 abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guó mín zhōng xué]
国事
guó shì
  1. 1 affairs of the nation
  2. 2 politics

Idioms (20)

亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
  1. 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
  3. 3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
  1. 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
  1. 1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
  1. 1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
  2. 2 refers to the travels of Confucius
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
  1. 1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
  2. 2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
  1. 1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
国色天香
guó sè tiān xiāng
  1. 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
tiān xiāng guó sè
  1. 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
富可敌国
fù kě dí guó
  1. 1 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely wealthy
富国强兵
fù guó qiáng bīng
  1. 1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
  2. 2 Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
忠君爱国
zhōng jūn ài guó
  1. 1 faithful patriots (idiom)
杞国之忧
Qǐ guó zhī yōu
  1. 1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

Sample Sentences

德国生产很多车子。
Déguó shēngchǎn hěnduō chēzi 。
Germany produces many cars.
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很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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你知道中国最有名的人是谁？提起此人，人人皆晓，处处闻名。
nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de rén shì shéi ？tíqǐ cǐ rén ，rénrén jiē xiǎo ，chùchù wénmíng 。
Do you know who the most famous person in China is? His name is so well-known that everyone have heard about him.
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差不多先生的名字，天天挂在大家的口头，因为他是中国全国人的代表。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de míngzi ，tiāntiān guà zài dàjiā de kǒutóu ，yīnwèi tā shì Zhōngguó quánguó rén de dàibiǎo 。
Every day, Mr. Chabuduo's name is uttered by countless people to the extent that he has come to represent the entire population of China.
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中国的小区“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。有学校，有公园，还有图书馆。
Zhōngguó de xiǎoqū “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。yǒu xuéxiào ，yǒu gōngyuán ，háiyǒu túshūguǎn 。
Some communities in China are quite small, but they are equipped with all essential facilities. There're schools, parks, and libraries around.
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未开发国家
wèi kāifā guójiā
Underdeveloped country
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开发中国家
kāifā zhōng guójiā
Developing country
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已开发国家
yǐ kāifā guójiā
Developed country
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法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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也想买韩国米酒。
yě xiǎng mǎi Hánguó mǐjiǔ 。
And I also want to buy Korean rice wine.
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