How to Say and Write China in Chinese

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Last Updated: August 7, 2025

If you ever happen to be interacting with your Chinese friend and want to show off your Chinese vocabulary, what better word to start off with than the name of the country that your friend belongs to. Here is how to say China in Chinese language.

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This should be pronounced in the first tone, a longer sustained, level pitch. This means "central"^{[1]
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This word may be longer than the first character because it is pronounced with a second (rising) tone. Make sure that "goo" and the "oh" maintain continuity and are not pronounced as separate words. This means "country, nation"^{[2]
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This only applies to Mandarin speakers because of the fact that it is written in simplified version along with Mandarin pronunciation. If you wanted to impress a Cantonese friend, you should write China using these Chinese characters: 中國 . This would be pronounced as zung1 gwok3.^{[4]
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