国旗

國旗

guóqí

noun HSK 6 #9,422

Measure Word

一面国旗 miàn

Meanings

1 national flag

Characters

country; nation

The nation's flag — a country's national flag.

Examples

天安门广场每天早上举行升国旗仪式。

Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng měitiān zǎoshang jǔxíng shēng guó qí yíshì.

A flag-raising ceremony is held every morning at Tiananmen Square.

中国的国旗是五星红旗。

Zhōngguó de guó qí shì Wǔ Xīng Hóng Qí.

China's national flag is the Five-Star Red Flag.

运动员举着国旗入场。

Yùndòngyuán jǔ zhe guó qí rùchǎng.

The athletes entered carrying the national flag.

Tips

culture

The 五星红旗 (Five-Star Red Flag) was designed by Zeng Liansong and adopted in 1949. The large star represents the Communist Party, and the four smaller stars represent the four social classes united under it.

Stroke Order

国 guó

旗 qí