金砖国家

金磚國家

JīnzhuānGuójiā

popculture

Meanings

1 BRICS
2 BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and expanded members)

Characters

home; here forms 国家 (country, nation)

Examples

金砖国家领导人峰会每年举行一次。

Jīnzhuān Guójiā lǐngdǎorén fēnghuì měi nián jǔxíng yī cì.

The BRICS leaders' summit is held once a year.

2024年金砖国家又扩员了。

Èr líng èr sì nián Jīnzhuān Guójiā yòu kuòyuán le.

BRICS expanded its membership again in 2024.

Tips

history

BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs's Jim O'Neill in 2001; South Africa joined in 2010 (BRICS). Chinese rendered it 金砖 (gold brick) as a phonetic-semantic pun on BRIC(K). 2024 expansion added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE.

culture

In Chinese state media, 金砖合作 is framed as a multipolar alternative to G7-led institutions.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

砖 zhuān

国 guó

家 jiā