Learn Country Names in Chinese (Yangon)

The very first thing you learn when you have your first lesson in any foreign languages is how to introduce yourself. Your name, your country, and your hobbies.

Check out how to introduce your name in Chinese here!

How to ask about hobbies in Chinese here!

Want to know how to say your country name in Chinese? Here we go!

Saying Your Country Name
A: 你是哪国人?

Protected content shì nǎ guó rén ?

Protected content are you from?

B: 我是美国人，你呢 ?

Protected content shì měi guó rén , nǐ ne ?

Protected content from the US, and you?

A: 你从哪里来的？

Protected content cóng nǎ lǐ lái de?

Protected content did you come from?

B: 我从自美国，你呢 ?

Protected content lái zì měi guó, nǐ ne ?

Protected content from the US, and you?

List of Country Names in Chinese
Great Britain 英国yīng guó
Canada 加拿大jiānádà
Russia俄罗斯é luó sī
France法国fàguó
Germany德国déguó
Sweden瑞典ruì diǎn
America美国měiguó
China中国zhōngguó
Mexico墨西哥mòxīgē
Japan日本rìběn
Italy意大利yìdàlì
Chile智利zhìlì
Korea韩国hánguó
Spain西班牙xībānyá
Brazil巴西bāxī
India印度yìndù
Turkey土耳其tǔ ěr qí
Still can't find your country? Or you're interested in other countries name in Chinese that are not on the list?

Check here for more countries in Chinese with pinyin.

So as you may wonder how the country name in Chinese come from, or what does it literally means?

Meaning of County Names in Chinese
Normally, the country name in Chinese has translated from English or Latin language to Chinese through phonetic similarities. However, some country names do have a meaning, while others might not.

Japan is translated into "日本( rì běn)", which literally means "the origin of the Sun". It suits the Japanese flag and does make sense of the Chinese translation. On the contrary, Turkey might not fit the mold. Turkey "土耳其 (tǔ ěr qí )" mean "earth ear its", it doesn't have any meaning or neither make any sense.

TutorMandarin Literal Translations of Chinese Countries Names

TutorMandarin Literal Translations of Chinese Countries Names

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