How to say “motherland” in Chinese
motherland, homeland
“Motherland” in Chinese is 祖国, zǔ guó: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
祖国 is read zǔ guó: 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
On the left, 礻 “altar”: ancestors were worshipped. On the right, 且, as in 组 zǔ and 租 zū.
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 “祖国”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 祖国. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我爱我的祖国。wǒàiwǒdezǔguóI love my homeland.
- 他毕业后回到了祖国tābìyèhòuhuídàolezǔguóAfter graduating, he returned to his homeland.
More words from the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “motherland” in Chinese?
“Motherland” in Chinese is 祖国, pinyin zǔguó.
What does 祖国 mean?
祖国 (zǔguó) means “motherland, homeland”.
How do you write 祖国?
祖国 is 2 characters: 祖 (zǔ) — ancestor; 国 (guó) — country. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 祖国?
祖国 is read zǔguó. Tones: zǔ — third tone, guó — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“motherland” 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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