Chinese word

德国

Pronunciation

Pinyindé guó

Meaning

  • nounGermany

Example

我想去德国。wǒ xiǎng qù dé guó

I want to go to Germany.

Illustration for 德国 (Germany)

More examples

德国在欧洲。dé guó zài ōu zhōu

Germany is in Europe.

Core concept

A central European nation with its own territory and government, represented by its capital, Berlin.

Common phrases

  • 去德国qù dé guó

    go to Germany

  • 德国队dé guó duì

    German team

Definition in Chinese

位于欧洲中部、首都是柏林的国家。wèi yú ōu zhōu zhōng bù shǒu dū shì bó lín de guó jiā

Word origin

德国 (déguó, "Germany") is a shortened form of 德意志 (déyìzhì, "Germany"), a Chinese rendering of Deutschland, with 国 (guó, "country") added to mark the name as a country.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese sports reports, a country name can stand for its national team, so a sentence about a country winning may describe its athletes rather than its government.

Related words

  • 德国队dé guó duìGerman teamnoun

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