国家 國家 guó jiā country / nation / state / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 全国 全國 quán guó whole nation / nationwide / countrywide / national syn 国 國 guó country / nation / state / (bound form) national syn 国民 國民 guó mín nationals / citizens / people of a nation syn 国度 國度 guó dù country / nation syn 合众国 合眾國 hé zhòng guó federated nation / the United States syn 威尔士 威爾士 wēi ěr shì Wales, constituent nation of UK 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 syn 岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) 国父 國父 guó fù father or founder of a nation / Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen) 同盟国 同盟國 tóng méng guó allied nation / ally / confederation syn 发达国家 發達國家 fā dá guó jiā developed nation 国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation / politics syn 举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file syn 国力 國力 guó lì a nation's power 亡国 亡國 wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed / to be subjugated / a fallen nation syn 大一统 大一統 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification syn 国运 國運 guó yùn fate of the nation 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 会员国 會員國 huì yuán guó member nation 八国联军 八國聯軍 bā guó lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900 国号 國號 guó hào official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc) 职场 職場 zhí chǎng workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market 中华民族 中華民族 zhōng huá mín zú the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) syn 各族人民 gè zú rén mín people of all ethnic groups / the peoples (of a nation) 救国 救國 jiù guó to save the nation syn 亚洲国家 亞洲國家 yà zhōu guó jiā Asian country / Asian nation 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 励精图治 勵精圖治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) syn 辛丑 xīn chǒu thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 / cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising 救亡 jiù wáng to save from extinction / to save the nation syn 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 最惠国 最惠國 zuì huì guó most-favored nation (trade status) 最惠国待遇 最惠國待遇 zuì huì guó dài yù most favored nation 邦 bāng (bound form) country / nation / state syn 缔 締 dì (archaic) to bind up inextricably / (bound form) to form an enduring union / to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc) 国贼 國賊 guó zéi traitor to the nation syn 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 以身报国 以身報國 yǐ shēn bào guó to give one's body for the nation (idiom) / to spend one's whole life in the service of the country 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom) / calamity that prompts renewal 揽辔澄清 攬轡澄清 lǎn pèi chéng qīng to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom) 民穷财尽 民窮財盡 mín qióng cái jìn the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom) / to drive the nation to bankruptcy syn 首善之区 首善之區 shǒu shàn zhī qū (idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city) 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 发达国 發達國 fā dá guó developed nation 发展的国家 發展的國家 fā zhǎn de guó jiā developing country / developing nation 亚太国家 亞太國家 yà tài guó jiā Asian-Pacific country / Asian-Pacific nation 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom) 匡扶社稷 kuāng fú shè jì (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) / the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue 国字 國字 guó zì Chinese character (Hanzi) / the native script used to write a nation's language 国家兴亡，匹夫有责 國家興亡，匹夫有責 guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 天下興亡，匹夫有責 tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society. 帕劳 帕勞 pà láo Republic of Palau or Belau (Pacific island nation) 庚子国变 庚子國變 gēng zǐ guó biàn the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion 抗日救亡团体 抗日救亡團體 kàng rì jiù wáng tuán tǐ Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization 抗日救亡运动 抗日救亡運動 kàng rì jiù wáng yùn dòng the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 文明小史 wén míng xiǎo shǐ Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] 新兴经济国家 新興經濟國家 xīn xīng jīng jì guó jiā developing economic state / developing nation 治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention 瓦德西 wǎ dé xī Waldersee (name) / Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] 番邦 fān bāng (old) foreign land / alien nation 贸易国 貿易國 mào yì guó trading nation 第一民族 dì yī mín zú First Nation 来源国 來源國 lái yuán guó source country / source nation 米撒尔·阿洛西伊拉克国家阵线 Mithal al-Aloosi List for the Iraqi Nation 刚果民族联盟 gāng guǒ mín zú lián méng Union pour la nation congolaise 莫霍克族 mò huò kè zú Mohawk Nation 国家民族建设 guó jiā mín zú jiàn shè nation-building 远洋捕鱼国 yuàn yáng bǔ yú guó distant water fishing nation 部队派遣国 bù duì pài qiǎn guó troop-contributing country / troop contributor (UN) / troop-contributing nation (Can., NATO) 十八国裁军委员会 十八國裁軍委員會 Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee 西德军事占领区最惠国待遇协定 西德軍事占領區最惠國待遇協定 Agreement on Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment for Areas of Western Germany Under Military Occupation 四国普遍安全宣言 四國普遍安全宣言 sì guó pǔ biàn ān quán xuān yán Four-Nation Declaration on General Security 最惠国待遇条款 最惠國待遇條款 most-favoured-nation clause 十国裁军委员会会议 十國裁軍委員會會議 Conference of the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament 无赖国家 無賴國家 rogue State / rogue nation 参与国 參與國 participating State / participating nation / participating country 航天国家，从事空间活动的国家 航天國家，從事空間活動的國家 spacefaring nation 十国裁军委员会 十國裁軍委員會 Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament 社会政策和国家收入分布专家组 社會政策和國家收入分布專家組 Group of Experts on Social Policy and the Distribution of Income in the Nation 六国和平与裁军倡议 六國和平與裁軍倡議 Six Nation Initiative for Peace and Disarmament 国家政权建设与国家民族建设 國家政權建設與國家民族建設 State- and Nation-Building 框架国家 框架國家 framework nation 争取祖国统一的全民族大团结十大纲领 爭取祖國統一的全民族大團結十大綱領 Ten-Point Programme of Great Unity of the Whole Nation for Reunification of the Country 东道国支援 東道國支援 host-nation support 美帝 měi dì (in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation) / (in more recent times) a neutral, colloquial term for the United States 中国梦 中國夢 zhōng guó mèng Chinese Dream (i.e. the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation), term associated with Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2] 国族 國族 guó zú people of a country / nation 球籍 qiú jí (a nation's or an individual's) citizenship of the planet 人心涣散 人心渙散 rén xīn huàn sàn (of a nation, government etc) demoralized / disunited 外宣 wài xuān (abbr. for 對外宣傳|对外宣传[dui4 wai4 xuan1 chuan2]) (one's own) international public relations efforts / (another nation's) external propaganda 入关学 入關學 rù guān xué theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1] 文攻武吓 文攻武嚇 wén gōng wǔ xià (of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force / to try to coerce 国祚 國祚 guó zuò the period over which a dynasty or nation endures 人矿 人礦 rén kuàng (neologism c. 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation 