Chinese word

邻国

Pronunciation

Pinyinlín guó

Meaning

  • nounneighboring country

Example

邻国的文化很有趣。lín guó de wén huà hěn yǒu qù

The culture of a neighboring country is very interesting.

Illustration for 邻国 (neighboring country)

More examples

中国西部与邻国接壤。zhōng guó xī bù yǔ lín guó jiē rǎng

Western China shares a border with a neighboring country.

Core concept

A country standing in the geographic neighborhood of another country.

Common phrases

  • 与邻国接壤yǔ lín guó jiē rǎng

    share a border with a neighboring country

  • 与邻国通商yǔ lín guó tōng shāng

    trade with a neighboring country

  • 邻国之间lín guó zhī jiān

    between neighboring countries

Similar words

相邻国家xiāng lín guó jiā: A country that borders or lies close to a given country.
周边国家zhōu biān guó jiā: A nearby country in the area surrounding a given country.

Definition in Chinese

位于本国旁边、与本国有地理邻近关系的国家。wèi yú běn guó páng biān yǔ běn guó yǒu dì lǐ lín jìn guān xì de guó jiā

Word origin

The compound 邻国 (línguó, "neighboring country") joins 邻 (lín, "neighboring") with 国 (guó, "country"), making the relationship between countries clear.

Usage tips

  • The reference point matters because the same country can be a geographic neighbor of one country but not of another.

Opposites

  • 远方国家yuǎn fāng guó jiādistant countrynoun

Related words

  • 邻邦lín bāngneighboring countrynoun
  • 邻接lín jiēborderverb

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