China in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 中国 with this easy mnemonic:

The word China, literally means the middle (中) country (国). The Chinese used to think that they were situated right in the center of the world!

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 国
• 中

• 高中
• 击中
• 国家
• 国会
• 法国
• 心中
• 之中
• 集中
• 中央
• 帝国
• 德国
• 国王
• 中学
• 其中
• 中间
• 中午

The reading of 中国 is zhōng guó.

You can remember how to say 中国 with this useful mnemonic:

Although (zhōng) it may sound ridiculous, there are actually many quotes (guó) by well known Chinese scholars that also believe that the rest of the world is centered around China.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like China and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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