祖国 (祖國)
zǔ guó
Pinyin

Definition

祖国 (祖國)
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zǔ guó
  1. motherland

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
shǐ zǔ
  1. 1 primogenitor
  2. 2 founder of a school or trade
Mā zǔ
  1. 1 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia

Idioms (2)

数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖

Sample Sentences

将士是人民的子弟兵,全军将士要牢记,全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨,忠实履行保卫祖国安全和人民和平生活的神圣职责忠实执行维护世界和平的神圣使命。我宣布,中国将裁减军队员额三十万。
jiàngshì shì rénmín de zǐdì bīng ,quán jūn jiàngshì yào láo jì ,quánxīnquányì wèi rénmín fúwù de gēnběn zōngzhǐ ,zhōngshí lǚxíng bǎowèi zǔguó ānquán hé rénmín hépíng shēnghuó de shénshèng zhízé zhōngshí zhíxíng wéihù shìjiè hépíng de shénshèng shǐmìng 。wǒ xuānbù ,Zhōngguó jiāng cáijiǎn jūnduì yuáné sān shíwàn 。
China’s People’s Liberation Army are the offspring of the people, the officers and soldiers of the entire army should remember the fundamental objective of serving the people with all their hearts and minds, loyally carrying out the sacred duty of safeguarding the security of the land of our ancestors and peaceful lives for the people, loyally carrying out the sacred mission of maintaining wold peace. I declare that China will reduce its army numbers by 300,000.
我们可以唱一首歌来赞美我们的祖国。
wǒmen kěyǐ chàng yī shǒu gē lái zànměi wǒmen de zǔguó 。
We can sing a song praising our homeland.
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伟大的祖国她超有钱啊!
wěidà de zǔguó tā chāo yǒuqián a !
Our great nation has so much money!
大家好, 中国的热情和好客是当初最吸引我的地方。我来中国不久,就认识了很多好朋友。在他们的帮助和老师的细心教导下,我的汉语提高得非常快。 如果说我八年前,最吸引我的是中国人的热情和好客,现在深深吸引我的是中国在通信领域的飞速发展。中国已经成功地研制了一套完整的第三代无线通讯系统。这非常地了不起。我希望毕业以后回国,用我在这里学到的知识,回报生我养我的祖国。并且把中国人的热情和好客带回到我的国家。
dàjiā hǎo , Zhōngguó de rèqíng hé hàokè shì dāngchū zuì xīyǐn wǒ de dìfang 。wǒ lái Zhōngguó bùjiǔ ,jiù rènshi le hěnduō hǎopéngyou 。zài tāmen de bāngzhù hé lǎoshī de xìxīn jiàodǎo xià ,wǒ de hànyǔ tígāo de fēicháng kuài 。 rúguǒ shuō wǒ bānián qián ,zuì xīyǐn wǒ de shì Zhōngguórén de rèqíng hé hàokè ,xiànzài shēnshēn xīyǐn wǒ de shì Zhōngguó zài tōngxìn lǐngyù de fēisù fāzhǎn 。Zhōngguó yǐjīng chénggōng de yánzhì le yītào wánzhěng de dìsāndài wúxiàn tōngxùn xìtǒng 。zhè fēicháng de liǎobuqǐ 。wǒ xīwàng bìyè yǐhòu huíguó ,yòng wǒ zài zhèlǐ xuédào de zhīshi ,huíbào shēngwǒyǎngwǒ de zǔguó 。bìngqiě bǎ Zhōngguórén de rèqíng hé hàokè dài huí dào wǒ de guójiā 。