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中华人民共和国

Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
People's Republic of China
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f121ef4dc49d47c4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中華人民共和國 中华人民共和国 [Zhong1 hua2 Ren2 min2 Gong4 he2 guo2] /People's Republic of China/

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Other forms in these source records: 中華人民共和國

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 华
    huā

    flower

    huá

    magnificent / splendid / flowery

    Huá

    abbr. for China

    Huà

    Mount Hua 華山|华山[Huà Shān] in Shaanxi / surname Hua

  • 人
  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 共
    gòng

    common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gòng chǎn dǎng], Communist party

  • 和
    hé

    (joining two nouns) and / together with / with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw / to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan / Japanese / (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[hé])

    hè

    to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others

    hú

    to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

    huó

    to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huò]

    huò

    to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

    Hé

    surname He

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.