中国

• 拼音: zhōng guó
• 汉字拆解: 中 = middle/centre; 国 = 囗 (enclosure) + 玉 (jade, precious) — a territory, country

含义

China. The official short name for the People's Republic of China.

Literally 'Middle Kingdom' or 'Central Country'. The standard name for China in modern Mandarin. Used in countless compounds: 中国人 (Chinese person), 中国菜 (Chinese food), 中国文化 (Chinese culture). In formal contexts the full name 中华人民共和国 is used.

例句

1. 我是中国人。
2. 中国很大。
3. 她去过中国三次。

用法指南

语境: geography, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我想去中国旅游。(I want to travel to China.)
• 中国有很多好吃的东西。(China has lots of delicious food.)

错误说法

• 我去了中国国。(Don't repeat 国 — 中国 already contains it)

起源与历史

Literally 'Middle Kingdom' — 中 (middle/central) + 国 (kingdom/country). Reflects the ancient Chinese worldview of China as the civilised centre of the world.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal