国者 (guó zhě) — (literary) the state, the nation
Definition
A Classical Chinese (文言) noun meaning 'the state, the nation' — used in formal or literary prose, not everyday speech. It pairs with 的/之 (e.g. 国之/者) to form nominal phrases, unlike the modern 国家.
noun
(literary) the statethe nation
Examples
- 国者。guó zhě Yǐ mín wéi běn.The state takes the people as its foundation.
- 国者，。Fū guó zhě, bù kě bú zhì yě.The state must be governed.
- 国者，。guó zhě Zhī xīng shuāi, xì yú mín xīn.The rise and fall of the state depends on the people's will.
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