中国 Zhōng guó
“China”
place nameHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 中國
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
中国 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 289: 中国 Zhōngguó — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 中国
中国 means "China," the name of the country. It is a noun used as subject or object, after 在 to say where someone is, and after 来自 to say where someone is from.
例句Example sentences
- 我是中国人。wǒ shì zhōng guó rén.I am Chinese.
- 他住在中国。tā zhù zài zhōng guó.He lives in China.
- 中国很大。zhōng guó hěn dà.China is very big.
易混词Easily confused
中国vs中文
中国 is the country; 中文 is the Chinese language. Don't say 我说中国 to mean "I speak Chinese" — say 我说中文.