How to say “UN” in Chinese

联合国

Liánhéguó

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Peace, war and diplomacy”

“UN” in Chinese is 联合国, Lián hé guó: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

联合国 is read Lián hé guó: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

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

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

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

How to write it

联

lián — join, link

On the left, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 关. Sounds the same as 连 lián.

合

hé — join; fit

The same sign forms the top of 拿 “take, hold”.

国

guó — country

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

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 “联合国”.

Examples

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

联合国是世界上最大的国际组织LiánhéguóshìshìjièshangzuìdàdeguójìzǔzhīThe UN is the largest international organization in the world.
联合国的主要任务是维护世界和平LiánhéguódezhǔyàorènwushìwéihùshìjièhépíngThe main task of the UN is to maintain world peace.
联合国要求双方放下武器。LiánhéguóyāoqiúshuāngfāngfàngxiàwǔqìThe UN demands that both sides lay down their weapons.
联合国要求双方立即停止战斗LiánhéguóyāoqiúshuāngfānglìjítíngzhǐzhàndòuThe UN demands that both sides stop fighting immediately.

More words from the lesson “Continents and the UN”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “UN” in Chinese?

“UN” in Chinese is 联合国, pinyin Liánhéguó.

What does 联合国 mean?

联合国 (Liánhéguó) means “UN”.

How do you write 联合国?

联合国 is 3 characters: 联 (lián) — join, link; 合 (hé) — join; fit; 国 (guó) — country. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 联合国?

联合国 is read Liánhéguó. Tones: Lián — second tone, hé — second tone, guó — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“UN” in the lesson “Continents and the UN”

This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” 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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