外蒙古

Wài Měnggǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Outer Mongolia, the old name of the territory that became the country of Mongolia

HSK 7-9

很多人说的外蒙古，其实就是今天的蒙古国。

Hěnduō rén shuō de Wài Měnggǔ, qíshí jiù shì jīntiān de Měnggǔguó.

What many people call Outer Mongolia is in fact today's Mongolia.

HSK 7-9

外蒙古在清朝时归中国管，在二十世纪上半叶独立，成为蒙古国。

Wài Měnggǔ zài Qīngcháo shí guī Zhōngguó guǎn, zài èrshí shìjì shàngbànyè dúlì, chéngwéi Měnggǔguó.

Under the Qing, Outer Mongolia was ruled by China; in the first half of the 20th century it became independent as Mongolia.

usage

Today the country is 蒙古 or 蒙古国; 外蒙古, or just 外蒙, is the historical name and can sound dated. Its counterpart 内蒙古 (Inner Mongolia) is part of China.

外 wài

蒙 méng

古 gǔ