魏国

魏國
Wèiguó
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wei (403–225 BC), one of the seven Warring States
  2. 2 Cao Wei (220–265), the strongest of the Three Kingdoms

Examples

HSK 6
三国时,魏国、蜀国和吴国三分天下。
Sānguó shí, Wèiguó, Shǔguó hé Wúguó sānfēn tiānxià.
In the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu and Wu divided the empire into three.
HSK 7-9
Zhànguó chūnián, Wèiguó zuìxiān jìnxíng biànfǎ, yídù chéngwéi zuì qiáng de guójiā.
Early in the Warring States period, Wei was the first to carry out reforms, and for a time it became the strongest state.

Tips

mistakes
卫国 is a different, older Zhou state with the same sound, and 卫国 is also the verb 'to defend the country'. The chengyu 围魏救赵 'besiege Wei to rescue Zhao' is about the Warring States Wei.
history
The Three Kingdoms Wei began in 220, when 曹丕, son of 曹操, made the last Han emperor give up the throne; it is often called 曹魏.

Stroke Order

魏 Wèi
国 guó