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祖国

祖国 zǔguó

祖国 zǔguó Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 祖国 zǔguó .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zǔguó | zu3 guo2
English translation
ancestral land
homeland
used for PRC
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

祖國

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 祖国 zǔguó

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiě

Semantic compound

shì

Positional decomposition

礻且

Number of Strokes

9
Guó

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of guó . Phonosemantic compound. wéi represents the meaning and huò represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

囗玉

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 祖国 zǔguó

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xiǎng 看看 kàn kan 祖国 zǔguó de biàn gēng 强烈 qiángliè .

His longing to see his native country became stronger.

多数 duō shù lǎo 华侨 Huáqiáo 深深 shēn shēn 怀念 huáiniàn 祖国 zǔguó .

Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.

yīn wéi Néng 披坚执锐,保卫祖国 bǎo wèi zǔ guó , 我们 wǒmen dōu 为你感到 gǎn dào 自豪 zìháo .

Because you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.

zhè shì 1948 Nián 以来 yǐlái 首次 shǒu cì 回到 huí dào 自己 zìjǐ de 祖国 zǔguó

It was his first visit to his native country since

这座方尖塔 jiān tǎ shì wéi le 纪念 jìniàn 那些 nà xiē wéi 祖国 zǔguó 献身 xiàn shēn de rén ér 建造 jiàn zào de

The obelisk was built in memory of those who died for their country.

祖国 zǔguó Decomposition

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祖国 zǔguó Compounds

See all 6 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 祖国 zǔguó in their composition.

    • Guó
      • guāi , guó , guó , guō , guō ,
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