Chinese (Mandarin)/Lesson 15

Lesson 15: 中国/中國 Simplified characters Pīnyīn中国，全称中华人民共和国， 是一个由五十六个民族组成的国家， 位于东亚。 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.风景秀丽，历史悠久，文化多元， 这里的人热情好客，他们优美的语言， 等着你来探索。Zhōngguó, quánchēng Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó, shì yígè 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 共和国 /gòng hé guó/ republic 东亚 /dōng yà/ East Asia 秀丽 /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