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高丽

高麗
Gāolí
proper noun #30,391

Meanings

  1. 1 Goryeo (Korean dynasty 918-1392)
  2. 2 Korea (especially in cultural and historical contexts)
  3. 3 (prefix) Korean (as in Korean ginseng, Korean paper)

Examples

HSK 7-9
高丽王朝是朝鲜半岛的重要历史时期。
Gāolí wángcháo shì Cháoxiǎn bàndǎo de zhòngyào lìshǐ shíqī.
The Goryeo dynasty was an important historical period on the Korean peninsula.
HSK 7-9
妈妈炖了一锅高丽参鸡汤。
Māma dùn le yī guō gāolíshēn jītāng.
Mom stewed a pot of chicken soup with Korean ginseng.

Tips

history
高丽 (Goryeo, 918-1392) reunified the Korean peninsula and gave the modern English word 'Korea' (via Marco Polo's 'Cauli'). In Chinese it's still the standard cultural shorthand for things Korean - 高丽参 (Korean ginseng), 高丽纸 (Korean rice paper). For modern North/South Korea the words are 朝鲜 / 韩国; 高丽 is reserved for historical or traditional-product contexts.
culture
The famous celadon ware of the dynasty - 高丽青瓷 - is regarded as one of the great achievements in East Asian ceramics, alongside Song-dynasty Ru ware (汝窑).

Stroke Order

高 gāo
丽 lì