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Traditional:
Pinyin guó IPA [kwɔ˧˥] Zhuyin ㄍㄨㄛˊ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 4 freq #1527

Meaning

Country, nation — rarely used alone, but the root of many country names and words: 中国 (China), 美国 (the United States), 外国 (foreign country).

Measure Word

Examples

他是美国人。 tā shì měi guó rén He's American.
他去美国学医了。 tā qù měi guó xué yī le He went to America to study medicine.
我有个美国朋友。 wǒ yǒu gè měi guó péng yǒu I have a friend who lives in America.

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