中非

Zhōng-Fēi

proper noun #36,757

Meanings

1 China-Africa (relations)
2 Central Africa (region)
3 Central African Republic (中非共和国)

Characters

Africa (abbr. of 非洲); not

Examples

HSK 4

中非共和国位于非洲大陆中部。

Zhōngfēi gònghéguó wèiyú Fēizhōu dàlù zhōngbù.

The Central African Republic lies in the middle of the African continent.

HSK 7-9

中非合作论坛今年在北京举行。

Zhōngfēi Hézuò Lùntán jīnnián zài Běijīng jǔxíng.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is being held in Beijing this year.

Tips

usage

Three meanings, disambiguated by context. (1) 中非 in news = China-Africa, as in 中非合作 'Sino-African cooperation'. (2) 中非地区 = Central Africa as a region. (3) 中非 alone, in country lists = 中非共和国, the Central African Republic.

culture

FOCAC (中非合作论坛, Forum on China-Africa Cooperation) is held every three years and is China's main diplomatic platform with Africa - the phrase 中非 appears constantly in Chinese foreign-policy news.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

非 fēi