中国 (Zhōngguó) — China

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China, the country. 中 means "middle" or "center," and 国 means "country" or "nation." China historically called itself the "Middle Kingdom," the center of civilization.

Meanings

1. [proper noun] China. The People's Republic of China, a country in East Asia.

Example Sentences

我来自中国。 Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó. I come from China.

中国是一个很大的国家。 Zhōngguó shì yī gè hěn dà de guójiā. China is a very large country.

我想去中国旅游。 Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu. I want to travel to China.

中国的首都是北京。 Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì Běijīng. China's capital is Beijing.

Collocations

Memory Hook

中 means "middle" and 国 means "country." China was historically called the "Middle Kingdom" because it was believed to be the center of the world. The character 中 is a vertical line through a rectangle, visually representing the center.