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英国

Yīng guó · ying guo

Traditional 英國

Meaning

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  1. United Kingdom 聯合王國 / 联合王国 (Lián hé wáng guó)
  2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. abbr. for England 英格蘭 / 英格兰 (Yīng gé lán)
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In a conversation

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A parrot in Britain

  1. Liangliang

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)家(jiā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Leon, where is your home?

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)英国(yīngguó)，在(zài)伦敦(lúndūn)。

    My home is in the UK, in London.

  3. Dengdeng

    英国(yīngguó)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Is the UK far from here?

  4. Leon

    很(hěn)远(yuǎn)，我(wǒ)一年(yīnián)只(zhǐ)回去(huíqu)一次(yīcì)。

    Very far. I only go back once a year.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)去(qù)英国(yīngguó)看看(kànkan)。

    I really want to go and see the UK.

  6. Leon

    欢迎(huānyíng)！我家(wǒjiā)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)会(huì)说(shuō)中文(zhōngwén)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)。

    Welcome! My home has a parrot that can speak Chinese.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)英(yīng)国(guó)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)看(kàn)参(cān)考(kǎo)书(shū)。

While in England I often consulted the guidebook.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

英(yīng)国(guó)首(shǒu)都(dū)伦(lún)敦(dūn)在(zài)泰(tài)晤(wù)士(shì)河(hé)畔(pàn)。

London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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