美国

美國
Měiguó
noun #293

Meanings

  1. 1 United States (USA, country in North America)
  2. 2 America

Characters

Literally 'beautiful country.' Short for 美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó, United States of America).

Examples

HSK 1
Tā qùnián qù le Měiguó.
She went to the United States last year.
HSK 2
Měiguó yǒu wǔshí gè zhōu.
The United States has fifty states.

Tips

culture
美国人 means American. 美元 means US dollar. 美国梦 means the American Dream.

Stroke Order

měi
guó