国家guó jiācountry; nation; state
国家 (guó jiā) means "country; nation; state." It appears in 你去过哪个国家? (Which country have you been to?) and 这个国家很大。 (This country is big.) In the dialogue, A asks B which country B has been to, and B says they have been to China. A says China is a big country, and B agrees.
What does 国家 mean?
- 1.
country; nation; statenoun
What do the characters in 国家 mean?
- 国country; nation; state
- 家not compositional here
How do you use 国家?
See it in 哪个国家 and 这个国家
What are some examples of 国家 in a sentence?
How is 国家 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你去过哪个国家?
Nǐ qùguo nǎge guójiā?
Which country have you been to?
- Speaker B:
我去过中国。
Wǒ qùguo Zhōngguó.
I've been to China.
- Speaker A:
中国是一个很大的国家。
Zhōngguó shì yí ge hěn dà de guójiā.
China is a very big country.
- Speaker B:
对,很大。
Duì, hěn dà.
Yes, very big.
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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.