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国家 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say guójiā slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
国家表示一个有自己的政府和人民的地方。
guó jiā biǎo shì yí gè yǒu zì jǐ de zhèng fǔ hé rén mín de dì fāng。
国家 means a place with its own government and people.
Context note
国家常出现在地理、新闻和文化话题里。
guó jiā cháng chū xiàn zài dì lǐ 、 xīn wén hé wén huà huà tí lǐ。
Country often appears in geography, news, and culture topics.
5 examples
我们的国家很大。
wǒ men de guó jiā hěn dà。
Our country is very big.
你来自哪个国家？
nǐ lái zì nǎ gè guó jiā？
Which country are you from?
这个国家很漂亮。
zhè ge guó jiā hěn piào liang。
This country is very beautiful.
国家有很多城市。
guó jiā yǒu hěn duō chéng shì。
The country has many cities.
我喜欢自己的国家。
wǒ xǐ huan zì jǐ de guó jiā。
I like my own country.
5 mini stories
老师告诉我们，每个国家都有自己的语言和文化。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men， měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de yǔ yán hé wén huà。
The teacher told us that every country has its own language and culture.
这个国家有很多山，也有很多河。
zhè ge guó jiā yǒu hěn duō shān， yě yǒu hěn duō hé。
This country has many mountains and many rivers.
我在地图上找到了我们的国家。
wǒ zài dì tú shàng zhǎo dào le wǒ men de guó jiā。
I found our country on the map.
不同国家的人会说不同的话。
bù tóng guó jiā de rén huì shuō bù tóng de huà。
People from different countries speak different languages.
我们学会了国家这个词，也学会了城市。
wǒ men xué huì le guó jiā zhè ge cí， yě xué huì le chéng shì。
We learned the word country and also learned city.