HSK 6 vocabulary › 祖国
祖国
祖国 in English: motherland
zǔ guó
motherland
How to pronounce 祖国
zǔ guó (without tone marks: zu guo). zǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; guó is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 祖国
祖 zǔ
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
国 guó
country; nation; state; (bound form) national
country; nation; state; (bound form) national
Related words
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China | HSK 1 |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation | HSK 3 |
| 国籍 | guó jí | nationality | HSK 4 |
| 国际 | guó jì | international | HSK 4 |
| 国庆节 | guó qìng jié | PRC National Day (October 1st) | HSK 5 |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king | HSK 5 |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather | HSK 6 |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors; forebears | HSK 6 |
| 共和国 | gòng hé guó | republic | HSK 6 |
| 国防 | guó fáng | national defense | HSK 6 |