刚果民主共和国

剛果民主共和國

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

proper noun #89,039

Meanings

1 Democratic Republic of the Congo (large country in Central Africa)

Characters

刚

gāng

firm; strong; just now

master; main; to advocate

刚果 (firm fruit) is the phonetic transliteration of 'Congo.' 民主共和国 means 'Democratic Republic.'

Examples

HSK 7-9

刚果民主共和国是非洲面积第二大的国家。

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó shì Fēizhōu miànjī dì'èr dà de guójiā.

The DRC is the second-largest country in Africa by area.

Tips

usage

Often called 刚果(金) - 金 for its capital Kinshasa - to distinguish it from 刚果(布), the Republic of the Congo (capital: Brazzaville).

Stroke Order

刚 gāng

果 guǒ

民 mín

主 zhǔ

共 gòng

和 hé

国 guó