国家 (guó jiā) — country, nation, state
Definition
国家 is the full standalone word for 'country' (a nation as a political entity). 国 is the short bound form — you say 国家 or 国旗/国外, but rarely 国 alone as a whole word.
noun
countrynationstate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 国家。Zhōng guó shì yí gè hěn dà de guó jiā.China is a very big country.
- 国家。Měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu bù tóng de wén huà.Every country has a different culture.
- 。Wǒ guó jiā de lì shǐ hěn yǒu yì si.My country's history is very interesting.
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