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国家

國家
guó jiā
HSK 1freq #356

Meanings

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guó jiā
  1. 1.country; nation; state

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.country (with sovereignty); nation; (nation-)state (Classifier: 個/个)
  2. 2.royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
  3. 3.emperor
  4. 4.city or town enfeoffed to a vassal lord
  5. 5.capital city (of a country)

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Etymology

In ancient China, the fief of a 諸侯/诸侯 (zhūhóu) was known as a 國/国 (guó), while the fief of a 大夫 (dàfū) was known as a 家 (jiā). The two characters are also attestable in pre-Qin texts when used together with the meaning of "country; nation; state".

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