法兰西

法蘭西

Fǎlánxī

proper noun #14,736

Meanings

HSK 4

法兰西共和国是欧洲最大的国家之一。

Fǎlánxī Gònghéguó shì Ōuzhōu zuì dà de guójiā zhīyī.

The French Republic is one of the largest countries in Europe.

usage

法兰西 is the full phonetic transliteration of 'France,' used in formal or historical contexts. In everyday speech, 法国 is standard.

history

法兰西 preserves the older Chinese transliteration from the French pronunciation. 法国 was later shortened from 法兰西国.

法 fǎ

兰 lán

西 xī