美利坚合众国

美利堅合眾國
Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the United States of America

Examples

HSK 6
Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó yóu wǔshí ge zhōu zǔchéng.
The United States of America is made up of fifty states.
HSK 6
Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó shì zài Dúlì Zhànzhēng zhōng dànshēng de.
The United States of America was born in the War of Independence.

Tips

usage
美利坚 renders 'America' and 合众国 'united states', literally 'a state of many joined together'. Everyday Chinese says 美国, whose 美 is the first syllable of 美利坚; alone, 美 stands for the US in words like 美军 (US forces).

Stroke Order

美 měi
利 lì
坚 jiān
合 hé
众 zhòng
国 guó