國 (gwok3) — national; governmental in Cantonese
gwok˗₃國简 国
Mandarin Pinyin: guo2
Meaning of 國
nounnational; governmental
nounChinese
nounnation; country; nation-state; state; kingdom
nouna Chinese family name
nounempire
Example Sentences with 國
他是不是中國人？
Is he Chinese?
我來自美國。
I'm from the United States.
國立歷史博物館
National Museum of History
你喺邊一個國家來㗎？
Which country are you from?
中華人民共和國萬歲，萬萬歲！
Long live the People's Republic of China!
Words Containing 國
葡國人pou4 gwok3 jan4
a Portuguese person (from Macau)
國泰民安gwok3 taai3 man4 on1
the country flourishes and people live in peace
舉國geoi2 gwok3
the whole country [Syn]全國
國君gwok3 gwan1
monarch
我國ngo5 gwok3
our country; my country | Sometimes used synonymously with "China", as if no non-Chinese is going to read a publication or listen to speech using this term. Some parochial dictionaries even give the definition of '我國' as 'China'!
中國餐館症候群zung1 gwok3 caan1 gun2 zing3 hau6 kwan4
Chinese restaurant syndrome, a purported allergy to MSG
國土gwok3 tou2
national soil; territory of the country
一國之君jat1 gwok3 zi1 gwan1
the king of a nation
一個中國jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3
"one China" (in the sense of Chinese politics)
英國梧桐jing1 gwok3 ng4 tung4
Platanus acerifolia (London plane)
參加國caam1 gaa1 gwok3
acceding state
捷克共和國zit6 hak1 gung6 wo4 gwok3
Czech Republic
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