国旗
guó qí
Pinyin

Definition

国旗
 - 
guó qí
  1. flag (of a country)
  2. CL:面[miàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

旗下
qí xià
  1. 1 under the banner of
升旗
shēng qí
  1. 1 to raise a flag
  2. 2 to hoist a flag
国旗
guó qí
  1. 1 flag (of a country)
  2. 2 CL:面[miàn]
彩旗
cǎi qí
  1. 1 colored flag
旗
qí
  1. 1 flag
  2. 2 variant of 旗[qí]
旗子
qí zi
  1. 1 flag
  2. 2 banner
  3. 3 CL:面[miàn]
旗帜
qí zhì
  1. 1 ensign
  2. 2 flag
旗舰
qí jiàn
  1. 1 flagship
旗舰店
qí jiàn diàn
  1. 1 flagship (store)
旗号
qí hào
  1. 1 military banner
  2. 2 flag signal
  3. 3 (fig.) banner (i.e. false pretenses)
旗袍
qí páo
  1. 1 Chinese-style dress
  2. 2 cheongsam
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
红旗
Hóng qí
  1. 1 Red flag city district
  2. 2 Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[Xīn xiāng shì], Henan
花旗
huā qí
  1. 1 the Stars and Stripes (US flag)
  2. 2 by extension, the United States of America
  3. 3 abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行
五星红旗
wǔ xīng hóng qí
  1. 1 five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
伊金霍洛旗
Yī jīn huò luò qí
  1. 1 Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
克什克腾旗
Kè shí kè téng qí
  1. 1 Hexigten banner or Kesigüten khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chì fēng], Inner Mongolia
准格尔旗
Zhǔn gé ěr Qí
  1. 1 Jungar Banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
喀喇沁旗
Kā lǎ qìn qí
  1. 1 Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chì fēng], Inner Mongolia

Idioms (9)

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
  1. 1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stop what one is doing
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
  1. 1 to show one's colors
  2. 2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
  1. 1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
  2. 2 roughly comparable (opponents)
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
  2. 2 to prepare for new initiatives
  3. 3 to attempt a comeback

Sample Sentences

不过有些人的确缺乏常识。中国不还有个参加歌唱比赛的人连国旗都不认识吗。
bùguò yǒuxiē rén díquè quēfá chángshí 。Zhōngguó bù hái yǒu ge cānjiā gēchàng bǐsài de rén lián guóqí dōu bù rènshi ma 。
But some people really are short of common sense. So many programs let common people go on TV. With a bit of carelessness, you can reveal your ignorance to the world. Then there are meddlesome people who will put these things online and let the entire world see how stupid you are.
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谁说不是呢，我啊，印象最深的就是加入少先队，挂红领巾，每周一国旗下讲话，升国旗唱国歌，还有每周五的少先队活动，我是两条杠，中队长，活动都是我主持的。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ，wǒ ā ，yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì jiārù shǎoxiānduì ，guà hóng lǐngjīn ，měizhōuyī guóqí xià jiǎnghuà ，shēng guóqí chàng guógē ，háiyǒu měizhōuwǔ de shǎoxiānduì huódòng ，wǒ shì liǎng tiáo gàng ，zhōngduìzhǎng ，huódòng dōu shì wǒ zhǔchí de 。
Tell me about it! As for me, the thing that left the deepest impression with me was joining the Young Pioneers, wearing the red scarf, making speeches every Monday at the flag lowering, and singing the National anthem at the flag raising, as well as the Young Pioneer activities every Friday, ha ha. I was a two striper and a squadron leader, so I presided over all the activities.
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什么！南非偷偷地在南极洲插上了自己的国旗！这是公然的挑衅行为，我国外交部要对其行为发出严正的警告！
shénme ！Nánfēi tōutōu de zài Nánjízhōu chā shàng le zìjǐ de guóqí ！zhè shì gōngrán de tiǎoxìn xíngwéi ，wǒguó wàijiāobù yào duì qí xíngwéi fāchū yánzhèng de jǐnggào ！
What! South Africa sneakily planted its national flag in Antarctica! This is a blatant provocation. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a serious warning about this!
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哇，中国的国旗真漂亮！
wā ，Zhōngguó de guóqí zhēn piàoliang ！
Wow, China's flag is really beautiful!
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