王国 (wáng guó) — kingdom, realm
Definition
A 'kingdom' ruled by a 国王 (king), used literally for monarchies and figuratively for any domain (e.g. 动物王国 'animal kingdom'). 王朝 refers to the ruling dynasty over time, not the realm itself.
noun
kingdomrealm
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 王国。Zhè ge wáng guó de guó wáng fēi cháng rén cí.The king of this kingdom is very benevolent.
- 王国，。Zài dòng wù wáng guó lǐ, lǎo hǔ bèi chēng wéi sēn lín zhī wáng.In the animal kingdom, the tiger is called the king of the forest.
- 王国。Tā jiàn lì le yí gè qiáng dà de wáng guó.He established a powerful kingdom.
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