孟加拉国

孟加拉國

Mèngjiālāguó

noun #47,871

Meanings

1 Bangladesh (country in South Asia)

Characters

eldest; first (literary)

to add; to increase

to pull; to draw

country; kingdom

孟加拉 is the phonetic transliteration of 'Bengal,' with 国 (country) appended to distinguish Bangladesh from the region.

Examples

孟加拉国人口非常多。

Mèngjiālāguó rénkǒu fēicháng duō.

Bangladesh has a very large population.

Tips

usage

孟加拉 alone refers to the Bengal region. Adding 国 specifies the country Bangladesh, as opposed to the Indian state of West Bengal.

Stroke Order

孟 Mèng

加 jiā

拉 lā

国 guó