How to say “country” in Chinese

国家

guójiā

country, state

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Leisure, sports, culture”

“Country” in Chinese is 国家, guó jiā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

国家 is read guó jiā: 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?”

jiā — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

国

guó — country

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

家

jiā — home, family

On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.

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 “国家”.

Examples

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

你来自哪个国家nǐláizìnǎgeguójiāWhat country are you from?
这两个国家的文化相互影响。zhèliǎnggeguójiādewénhuàxiānghùyǐngxiǎngThe cultures of these two countries influence each other.
他去过2许多国家tāqùguoxǔduōguójiāHe has been to many countries.
教育对国家的发展很重要。jiàoyùduìguójiādefāzhǎnhěnzhòngyàoEducation is very important for a country's development.
我去过2中国俄罗斯等2国家wǒqùguoZhōngguó,ÉluósīděngguójiāI've been to China, Russia and other countries.
本2次比赛有二十个国家参加běncìbǐsàiyǒuèrshígeguójiācānjiāTwenty countries are taking part in this competition.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “country” in Chinese?

“Country” in Chinese is 国家, pinyin guójiā.

What does 国家 mean?

国家 (guójiā) means “country, state”.

How do you write 国家?

国家 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 家 (jiā) — home, family. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 国家?

国家 is read guójiā. Tones: guó — second tone, jiā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“country” in the lesson “Meeting and chatting”

This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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