全国
HSK 2 (2021)
全国 (quánguó) · the whole country
全国 (quánguó) means “the whole country; nationwide”. It is written with 2 characters: 全 (all) + 国 (country). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 全国 is built
The characters
全 quán · all
What 全 is made of
- 入rù — to enter
- 玉yù — jade
Origin hint: Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
国 guó · country
What 国 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
Origin hint: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他去过全国很多地方。Tā qù guo quánguó hěn duō dìfang.He has been to many places across the country.
这是全国最大的公园吗？Zhè shì quánguó zuì dà de gōngyuán ma?Is this the biggest park in the country?
Questions about 全国
What does 全国 mean?
全国 (quánguó) means “the whole country; nationwide”.
How do you pronounce 全国?
全国 is pronounced quánguó.
Which HSK level is 全国?
全国 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 全部quánbùall
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 全年quánniánthe whole year
- 全身quánshēnthe whole body
- 全体quántǐall
- 完全wánquáncompletely
- 全场quánchǎngthe whole audience
- 全面quánmiàncomprehensive
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world
Learn 全国 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.