Meaning of 全国
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- whole nation
- nationwide
- countrywide
- national
How to use 全国
全国 often comes before a noun to mean national or nationwide, as in 全国人民 (quánguó rénmín, people of the whole country). It can also work as a place word meaning across the country. Example: 这个节目全国都能看到。(Zhège jiémù quánguó dōu néng kàndào.) This show can be seen nationwide.
全 (quán) means whole or complete, and 国 (guó) means country, so 全国 is simply the whole country. Picture 国 as a border box with treasure 玉 inside, and 全 covering all of it.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 全 with 王 on the bottom correctly but confuse it with 金 (jīn, gold), which has extra dots. Also keep 全国 (the whole country) separate from 国家 (guójiā, the country as a state). You say 全国各地 (all over the country), not 国家各地.
全国 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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全 quán · all · 6 strokes
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国 guó · country · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 全国.
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; all |
| 国际 | guójì | international |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire |
| 全家 | quánjiā | whole family |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country |
Questions about 全国
What does 全国 mean?
全国 (quánguó) means "whole nation; nationwide" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 全国?
全国 is made of 2 characters: 全 (6 strokes), 国 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 全国 an HSK word?
Yes. 全国 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 全国 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 全国 is written 全國.
How do I say all over the country in Chinese?
Use 全国各地 (quánguó gèdì). For example, 他去过全国各地。(Tā qùguò quánguó gèdì.) He has been all over the country.
Can 全 combine with other words the same way?
Yes. 全 means whole or entire before many nouns, such as 全家 (quánjiā, the whole family) and 全世界 (quán shìjiè, the whole world). The pattern works just like 全国.