刚果民主共和国

剛果民主共和國

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

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

刚果民主共和国是非洲面积第二大的国家。

Gāngguǒ mínzhǔ gònghéguó shìfēi zhōu 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