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中国Zhōng guóChina

HSK 1word

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中国 (Zhōng guó) means "China." It is the name of the country and is used like any place name, as in 去中国 (to go to China) or 在中国 (in China). Before another noun it can describe things from China, as in 中国菜 (Chinese food).

What does 中国 mean?

  1. 1.

    Chinanoun

What do the characters in 中国 mean?

  • 中(bound form) China; Chinese
  • 国country; nation; state

How do you use 中国?

中国 works like other place names: 去中国, 在中国; before a noun it can mean Chinese, as in 中国菜.

Patterns

  • 中国 + noun

    我很喜欢吃中国菜。

    Wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài.

    I really like eating Chinese food.

What are some examples of 中国 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    我想去中国。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó.

    I want to go to China.

  2. HSK 3

    他在中国学习汉语。

    Tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí Hànyǔ.

    He studies Chinese in China.

How is 中国 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你去过中国吗？

    Nǐ qù guo Zhōngguó ma?

    Have you ever been to China?

  2. Speaker B:

    当然，我去年夏天去的。

    Dāngrán, wǒ qùnián xiàtiān qù de.

    Of course, I went last summer.

  3. Speaker A:

    你觉得那儿怎么样？

    Nǐ juéde nàr zěnmeyàng?

    What do you think of it?

  4. Speaker B:

    很好，我明年还想去。

    Hěn hǎo, wǒ míngnián hái xiǎng qù.

    It's great; I want to go again next year.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.