共和国

共和國
gònghéguó
noun #7,411

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 republic

Characters

Shared + harmony + country — a republic, a country governed collectively.

Examples

Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó chénglì yú yījiǔsìjiǔ nián.
The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.
Fǎguó shì yī gè gònghéguó.
France is a republic.
Hěn duō guójiā cǎiyòng le gònghéguó de zhèngzhì zhìdù.
Many countries have adopted the republican system of government.

Tips

history
共和 originally referred to a period in ancient Chinese history (841 BC) when nobles ruled collectively after a king was deposed. The term was later borrowed to translate 'republic'.

Stroke Order

gòng
guó