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美国 Traditional: 美國
Pinyin Měiguó IPA [meɪ˨˩˦ kwɔ˧˥]
HSK 1 proper noun 专有名词 Book 1 · Lesson 3

Meaning

The United States of America — literally the "beautiful country", a phonetic-and-meaning rendering. An American is a 美国人.

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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