Chinese word

泰国

Pronunciation

Pinyintài guó

Meaning

  • nounThailand

Example

泰国有很多大象。tài guó yǒu hěn duō dà xiàng

Thailand has many elephants.

Illustration for 泰国 (Thailand)

More examples

我想去泰国。wǒ xiǎng qù tài guó

I want to go to Thailand.

Common phrases

  • 去泰国qù tài guó

    go to Thailand

Definition in Chinese

位于亚洲东南部、首都为曼谷的国家。wèi yú yà zhōu dōng nán bù shǒu dū wèi màn gǔ de guó jiā

Word origin

泰 (tài, "Thai by sound") is paired with 国 (guó, "country"), turning a phonetic rendering of Thai into the name of a country.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may connect Thai with a person, language, or adjective, but this Chinese word refers only to the country; the language and other meanings are named separately.

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