韩国

韓國

Hánguó

noun #3,497

Meanings

Literally 'Han country.' 韩 refers to the ancient Korean kingdom. The full name is 大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó, Republic of Korea).

HSK 2

他很喜欢韩国音乐。

Tā hěn xǐhuan Hánguó yīnyuè.

He really likes Korean music.

HSK 3

韩国的首都是首尔。

Hánguó de shǒudū shì Shǒu'ěr.

The capital of South Korea is Seoul.

culture

North Korea is called 朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) in mainland China and 北韩 (Běihán) in Taiwan. 韩国 always means South Korea.

韩 Hán

国 guó