国

Pronunciation	:	guó
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Meaning	:	country; nation; state. (n) of the state; national. (adj)
Radical	:	囗
Strokes	:	8
Traditional	:	國 ( Stroke Order )
Usage	:	80.3%

Sentences:

1. First of October is the National Day of China.

shí	yuè	yī	rì	shì	zhōng	guó	de	guó	qìng	rì	。
十	月	一	日	是	中	国	的	国	庆	日	。

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十	:	ten
月	:	month
一	:	one, first
日	:	day
是	:	is
中国	:	China
的	:	(particle) used after an attribute; of
国庆日	:	national day

2. America is a western country.

měi	guó	shì	yī	gè	xī	fāng	guó	jiā	。
美	国	是	一	个	西	方	国	家	。

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3. They ran up their national flag.

tā	men	shēng	qǐ	le	guó	qí	。
他	们	升	起	了	国	旗	。

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他们	:	they
升起	:	raise
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
国旗	:	national flag

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