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国际國際 guójìinternational

guójì (second tone, rising)guo2ji4

Traditional: 國際

international

HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)noun
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Meanings

  1. international

    际, the space between — 国际 is literally what happens between countries, not within any one of them. It sits directly before another noun almost every time it is used: 国际机场, 国际新闻, an adjective in function though a noun by category.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • guó (second tone, rising)

    country, nation, state; national

    8 strokes⿴囗玉Radical

Example sentences

  • 北京有一个很大的国际机场。北京有一個很大的國際機場。Běijīng (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) guójì (second tone, rising) jīchǎng. (first tone, high and level)···

    Beijing has a large international airport.

  • 这次比赛是国际比赛,很多国家都参加了。這次比賽是國際比賽,很多國家都參加了。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) (fourth tone, falling) bǐsài (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) guójì (second tone, rising) bǐsài, (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) guójiā (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) cānjiā (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

    This competition is an international one — many countries took part.