祖国

zǔguó

motherland

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 祖國

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祖
国

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祖
  • 祖先zǔxiānancestorsB6
  • 祖传zǔchuánpassed on from ancestorsB7
  • 祖父zǔfùfather's fatherB7
  • 祖籍zǔjíancestral hometownB7
  • 祖母zǔmǔfather's motherB7
  • 祖宗zǔzongancestorB7
国

See it in sentences

我们都爱祖国。

We all love our motherland.

祖国的山河真美。

The mountains and rivers of our country are beautiful.