JLPT N5 · At school

中国語

ちゅうごくご

Chinese (language)

Stroke order of 中国語

3 characters, 26 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

中 · 4 strokes 国 · 8 strokes語 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

中 is the middle of a box, 国 a jewel in a border, 語 words 言: the language of the middle kingdom.

Parts: 中 middle + 国 country + 語 language

The characters in 中国語

中なか — inside; middle (4 strokes)
国くに — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

中国語は難しいです。

ちゅうごくごはむずかしいです。

Chinese is difficult.

Words with 中

中inside; middle 中学生junior high school student 中学校junior high school 真ん中middle; center 中国China 一日中all day 今日中by the end of today 中止cancellation 中古second-hand 世の中society; the world 中華Chinese food 途中on the way; midway 中旬middle of a month 年中all year round 日中daytime 中心center 中央middle; central 世界中all over the world

Words with 国

国country 外国人foreigner 外国語foreign language 外国旅行trip abroad 中国China 帰国returning to one's country 外国foreign country 国民citizens; nation 国際international 全国nationwide 国内domestic 入国entering a country 国会parliament; Diet 国家state; nation 国籍nationality 国際化internationalization 各国each country 先進国developed country

Words with 語

日本語Japanese (language)英語English (language)外国語foreign language 単語word; vocabulary 敬語honorific language 落語comic storytelling

More words: At school

大学university 小学校elementary school 中学校junior high school 留学studying abroad 教科書textbook 黒板blackboard 鉛筆pencil 机desk 紙paper 本棚bookshelf 外国語foreign language 片仮名katakana 平仮名hiragana

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