Chinese word

蒙古

Pronunciation

Pinyinměng gǔ

Meaning

  • nounMongolia

Example

蒙古有很多草原。méng gǔ yǒu hěn duō cǎo yuán

Mongolia has many grasslands.

Illustration for 蒙古 (Mongolia)

More examples

我想去蒙古旅游。wǒ xiǎng qù méng gǔ lǚ yóu

I want to travel to Mongolia.

Core concept

A country in northern Asia, strongly associated with wide open grasslands and a nomadic steppe landscape.

Common phrases

  • 蒙古包méng gǔ bāo

    Mongolian yurt

  • 蒙古人méng gǔ rén

    Mongolian person

  • 蒙古国méng gǔ guó

    Mongolia

Similar words

蒙古国méng gǔ guó: The formal name of the northern Asian country with wide grasslands.

Definition in Chinese

蒙古是亚洲北部的国家，拥有广阔的草原，首都是乌兰巴托。méng gǔ shì yà zhōu běi bù de guó jiā yōng yǒu guǎng kuò de cǎo yuán shǒu dū shì wū lán bā tuō

Word origin

蒙古 (ménggǔ, "Mongolia") is a sound-based Chinese rendering of Mongol, so the characters mainly represent the name's sound rather than their usual meanings.

Usage tips

  • The first syllable has the rising tone méng and the second has the dipping tone gǔ, so both tones matter when saying this country name.

Related words

  • 蒙古包méng gǔ bāoMongolian yurtnoun
  • 蒙古人méng gǔ rénMongolian personnoun
  • 蒙古族méng gǔ zúMongol ethnic groupnoun

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