德国

德國
Déguó
noun #1,899

Meanings

  1. 1 Germany (country in Central Europe)

Characters

Literally 'virtue country.' comes from the older transliteration 德意志 ('Deutsch').

Examples

HSK 3
Déguó de qìchē gōngyè hěn fādá.
Germany's automobile industry is very developed.
HSK 3
Tā zài Déguó liúxué.
She is studying abroad in Germany.

Tips

memory
德国 = 'virtue country.' 德语 = German language. The full historical transliteration 德意志 mirrors 'Deutsch.'

Stroke Order

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