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"Korea" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
丽 麗 lí Korea syn
棒国 棒國 bàng guó (derog.) Korea
Chinese Pinyin Translation
韩国 韓國 hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
韩语 韓語 hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
汉城 漢城 hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]
中韩 中韓 zhōng hán China-South Korea
六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
南韩 南韓 nán hán (Tw, HK) South Korea
韩日 韓日 hán rì Korea and Japan
联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
朝中 cháo zhōng North Korea-China
高丽 高麗 gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
釜山 fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
首尔 首爾 shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
大田 dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea syn
中日韩 中日韓 zhōng rì hán China, Japan and Korea
太宗 tài zōng posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
平壤 píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
抗美援朝 kàng měi yuán cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
中朝 zhōng cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
鸭绿江 鴨綠江 yā lù jiāng Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
北韩 北韓 běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
外务省 外務省 wài wù shěng foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
金成 金晟 jīn chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
仁川 rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
北朝鲜 北朝鮮 běi cháo xiǎn North Korea
金针菇 金針菇 jīn zhēn gū enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white / abbr. to 金菇[jin1 gu1]
开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
朝韩 朝韓 cháo hán North and South Korea
南朝鲜 南朝鮮 nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
大藏经 大藏經 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea syn
金大中 jīn dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
金泉 jīn quán Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
光州 guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
元山 yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
京畿道 jīng jī dào Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
青瓦台 青瓦臺 qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
金刚山 金剛山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
图们江 圖們江 tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸 syn
白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
金正恩 jīn zhèng ēn Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
韩 韓 hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn
济州 濟州 jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
金正日 jīn zhèng rì Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
江原道 jiāng yuán dào Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1]
水原 shuǐ yuán Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
汉阳 漢陽 hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
咸兴 咸興 xián xīng Hamhung, North Korea
大邱 dà qiū Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
蔚山 wèi shān Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
雪岳山 雪嶽山 xuě yuè shān Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
庆尚道 慶尚道 qìng shàng dào Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] and South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4]
全罗南道 全羅南道 quán luó nán dào South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州[Guang1 zhou1]
环境署韩国委员会 環境署韓國委員會 UNEP Korea Committee / UNEP Korea / UNEP National Committee for the Republic of Korea
大韩民国 大韓民國 dà hán mín guó Republic of Korea (South Korea)
黄海道 黃海道 huáng hǎi dào former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954
咸镜道 咸鏡道 xián jìng dào Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
三十八度线 三十八度線 sān shí bā dù xiàn 38th parallel / dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
咸镜 咸鏡 xián jìng Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
平安道 píng ān dào P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道[Ping2 an1 nan2 dao4] and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道[Ping2 an1 bei3 dao4] of North Korea
忠淸 zhōng qīng Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
忠淸道 zhōng qīng dào Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠淸北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠淸南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
忠清 zhōng qīng Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
忠清道 zhōng qīng dào Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
日朝 rì cháo Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
朝鲜劳动党 朝鮮勞動黨 cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 cháo xiǎn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì rén mín gòng hé guó People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
朝鲜海峡 朝鮮海峽 cháo xiǎn hǎi xiá Korea Strait / Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)
卫氏朝鲜 衛氏朝鮮 wèi shì cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
卫满朝鲜 衛滿朝鮮 wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
开城市 開城市 kāi chéng shì Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
韓国 hán guó South Korea / Korea / Japanese variant of 韓國|韩国 (mixes traditional and simplified characters)
韩国共和国 韓國共和國 hán guó gòng hé guó Republic of Korea / South Korea
朝劳动党 朝勞動黨 cháo láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
棒子国 棒子國 bàng zi guó (derog.) Korea, esp. South Korea
还乡女 還鄉女 huán xiāng nǚ (Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families
板门店停战村 板門店停戰村 bǎn mén diàn tíng zhàn cūn Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea
济洲岛 濟洲島 jì zhōu dǎo Cheju island (in South Korea)
中日韩越 中日韓越 zhōng rì hán yuè China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
韩国银行 韓國銀行 hán guó yín háng Bank of Korea
黄长烨 黃長燁 huáng cháng yè Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea
平城 píng chéng Pyongsong (city in North Korea)
浦项 浦項 pǔ xiàng Pohang (city in South Korea)
庆州 慶州 qìng zhōu Qingzhou, ancient northern province / Gyeongju City, South Korea
全罗道 全羅道 quán luó dào Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道[Quan2 luo2 bei3 dao4] and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4]
中国人民志愿军 中國人民志願軍 zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
中日韩统一表意文字 中日韓統一表意文字 zhōng rì hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs / Unihan
仁川市 rén chuān shì Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
仁川广域市 仁川廣域市 rén chuān guǎng yù shì Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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