国际
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国际 (guójì) · international
国际 (guójì) means “international”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 际 (border). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 国际 is built
The characters
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)
际 jì · border
What 际 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 示 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个国际机场。Zhè shì yī ge guójì jīchǎng.This is an international airport.
他在一家国际公司工作。Tā zài yī jiā guójì gōngsī gōngzuò.He works at an international company.
Questions about 国际
What does 国际 mean?
国际 (guójì) means “international”.
How do you pronounce 国际?
国际 is pronounced guójì.
Which HSK level is 国际?
国际 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 国庆guóqìngNational Day
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
Learn 国际 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.