How to say “national flag” in Chinese
national flag
“National flag” in Chinese is 国旗, guó qí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
国旗 is read guó qí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.
On the left, 方; bottom right, 其 qí hints at the reading, as it also does in 期 qī.
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 “国旗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 国旗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国的国旗是红色的ZhōngguódeguóqíshìhóngsèdeChina's flag is red.
More words from the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “national flag” in Chinese?
“National flag” in Chinese is 国旗, pinyin guóqí.
What does 国旗 mean?
国旗 (guóqí) means “national flag”.
How do you write 国旗?
国旗 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 旗 (qí) — flag, banner. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 国旗?
国旗 is read guóqí. Tones: guó — second tone, qí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“national flag” in the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. 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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