How to say “international” in Chinese

国际

guójì

international

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “Society and country”

“International” in Chinese is 国际, guó jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

国际 is read guó jì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

jì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

国

guó — country

Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.

际

jì — border, edge; between

国际 — “between countries”, that is, international.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “国际”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 国际. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这是他首次参加国际比赛zhèshìtāshǒucìcānjiāguójìbǐsàiThis is his first time competing internationally.
这个城市越来越国际化了zhègechéngshìyuèláiyuèguójìhuàleThis city is becoming more and more international.
我们要打造一个国际品牌。wǒmenyàodǎzàoyígeguójìpǐnpáiWe want to build an international brand.
联合国是世界上最大的国际组织LiánhéguóshìshìjièshangzuìdàdeguójìzǔzhīThe UN is the largest international organization in the world.
这是国际通用的标准zhèshìguójìtōngyòngdebiāozhǔnThis is an internationally accepted standard.

More words from the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “international” in Chinese?

“International” in Chinese is 国际, pinyin guójì.

What does 国际 mean?

国际 (guójì) means “international”.

How do you write 国际?

国际 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 际 (jì) — border, edge; between. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 国际?

国际 is read guójì. Tones: guó — second tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“international” in the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”

This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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