Chinese word

国际

Pronunciation

Pinyinguó jì

Meaning

  • adjectiveinternational

Example

国际比赛吸引了很多观众。guó jì bǐ sài xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng

The international competition attracted many spectators.

Illustration for 国际 (international)

More examples

孩子们在国际学校学习中文。hái zi men zài guó jì xué xiào xué xí zhōng wén

The children study Chinese at an international school.

Core concept

Reaching across the borders of several countries instead of staying within one country.

Common phrases

  • 国际学校guó jì xué xiào

    international school

  • 国际比赛guó jì bǐ sài

    international competition

Similar words

世界的shì jiè de: Involving the whole world or a large number of countries.
外国的wài guó de: Coming from or connected with a country outside one's own.

Definition in Chinese

表示属于或涉及多个国家、具有跨国性质的，常用作定语修饰名词。biǎo shì shǔ yú huò shè jí duō gè guó jiā jù yǒu kuà guó xìng zhì dì cháng yòng zuò dìng yǔ xiū shì míng cí

Word origin

国 (guó, "country") + 际 (jì, "boundary or border") combines the ideas of countries and their boundaries to name connections that cross national borders.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear global as meaning the whole world, but this word can describe something involving only two or several countries.

Other meanings

  • globaladjective

Opposites

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