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Lesson 15
Traditional characters Pīnyīn中國,全稱中華人民共和國,
是一個由五十六個民族組成的國家,
位於東亞。
她"她" is the feminine third person singular pronoun ("she/her") and is used to represent a female person. Here, it is used as to represent a nation. This “她” could be used to represent nation, natural elements, the planet etc.風景秀麗,歷史悠久,文化多元,
這裏的人熱情好客,他們優美的語言,
等著你來探索。Zhōngguó, quánchēng Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó,
shì yīgè yóu wǔshíliù gè mínzú zǔchéng de guójiā,
wèiyú dōngyà.
Tā fēngjǐng xiùlì, lìshǐ yōujiǔ, wénhuà duōyuán,
zhèlǐ de rén rèqíng hàokè, tāmen yōuměi de yǔyán,
děngzhe nǐ lái tànsuǒ.
English
China, officially called the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in which 56 different peoples inhabit, located in East Asia. It has beautiful views, a long history, and diverse culture. The people living there welcome you and their wonderful language is waiting for your exploration.
Vocabulary
共和國 /gòng hé guó/ republic
東亞 /dōng yà/ East Asia
秀麗 /xiù lì/ beautiful, pretty
悠久/ yōu jiǔ/ so long
多元 /duō yuán/ diverse
好客/hào kè/ welcome to
探索/ tàn suǒ/ n. exploration verb. explore
Note