China in Chinese

How to write 中国

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中国 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

中国 in a sentence

• 我wǒ去qù过guò中zhōng国guó。

  I have been to China.

• 中zhōng国guó是shì一yī个gè很hěn大dà的de国guó家jiā。

  China is a very big country.

• 我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān中zhōng国guó菜cài。

  I like Chinese food.

• 中zhōng文wén是shì中zhōng国guó的de语yǔ言yán。

  Chinese is the language of China.

中国 vs 中文 vs 中华

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language

  The language, not the country — 中国 is China the nation.

• 中华 zhōng huá China (formal)

  Literary/formal 'China' inside names — 中华人民共和国 'the PRC', 中华料理 'Chinese cuisine'. 中国 is the everyday word.