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联合国 meaning in English

Liánhéguó

United Nations

HSK 3nounTraditional 聯合國26 strokes

Meaning of 联合国

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

Liánhéguó
  1. United Nations

How to use 联合国

联合国 is a proper noun used for the United Nations, often in news and formal writing. It appears in phrases like 联合国大会 (Liánhéguó Dàhuì, UN General Assembly). Example: 她在联合国工作。(Tā zài Liánhéguó gōngzuò.) She works at the United Nations.

Break it into three parts: 联 (lián) means to link, 合 (hé) means to join together, and 国 (guó) means country. Countries that link and join together make the United Nations.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 连合国, mixing up 联 (lián, to unite) with 连 (lián, to connect), which sounds the same. Also keep 合 in the second tone, hé, not hè.

联合国 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

UN代dài表biǎo联lián合hé国guó。
UN stands for the United Nations.
不bú是shì所suǒ有yǒu国guó家jiā都dōu加jiā入rù了le联lián合hé国guó。
Not every country belongs to the U.N.
联lián合hé国guó的de正zhèng式shì语yǔ文wén是shì阿ā拉lā伯bó文wén，中zhōng文wén，英yīng文wén，法fǎ文wén，俄é文wén，和hé西xī班bān牙yá文wén。
The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì参cān加jiā了le一yí个gè模mó拟nǐ联lián合hé国guó会huì议yì。
Tom and Mary participated in a model U.N. conference.
铁tiě桥qiáo峡xiá谷gǔ是shì联lián合hé国guó教jiào科kē文wén组zǔ织zhī世shì界jiè遗yí产chǎn。
Ironbridge Gorge is a Unesco world heritage site.

Stroke order for each character

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联 lián · ally · 12 strokes

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合 hé · to close · 6 strokes

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国 guó · country · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 联合国.

国家guójiācountry; nation; state
中国ZhōngguóChina
外国wàiguóforeign country
国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
合适héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
国际guójìinternational
全国quánguówhole nation; nationwide
出国chūguóto go abroad; to leave the country
回国huí guóto return to one's home country
联系liánxìconnection; contact
合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
适合shìhéto fit; to suit

Questions about 联合国

What does 联合国 mean?

联合国 (Liánhéguó) means "United Nations" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 联合国?

联合国 is made of 3 characters: 联 (12 strokes), 合 (6 strokes), 国 (8 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 联合国 an HSK word?

Yes. 联合国 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 联合国 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 联合国 is written 聯合國.

Is 联合国 ever shortened in Chinese?

In news headlines it is sometimes shortened to 联 in compounds, but in normal speech people say the full 联合国. The English abbreviation UN is also widely recognized.

Can 联合 be used on its own?

Yes. 联合 (liánhé) means to unite or joint, as in 联合起来 (liánhé qǐlái, to unite together). Adding 国 turns it into the name of the organization.

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