邻邦

鄰邦
línbāng
noun #49,451

Meanings

  1. 1 neighboring country

Examples

HSK 1
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō línbāng.
China has many neighboring countries.
HSK 5
Liǎng guó shì yǒuhǎo línbāng, lǐngdǎorén jīngcháng hùxiāng fǎngwèn.
The two countries are friendly neighbors, and their leaders often visit each other.

Tips

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Formal and diplomatic: 友好邻邦, 'friendly neighbor', is a fixed pairing in official statements. Everyday speech says 邻国. 邦 'state' is also in 联邦 (federation) and 友邦 (friendly nation).

Stroke Order

邻 lín
邦 bāng