Lesson 15

Simplified characters	Pīnyīn
中国，全称中华人民共和国，是一个由五十六个民族组成的国家，位于东亚。她(1)风景秀丽，历史悠久，文化多元，这里的人热情好客，他们优美的语言，等着你来探索。	Zhōngguó, quánchēng Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó, shì yīgè yóu wǔshíliù gè mínzú zǔchéng de guójiā, wèiyú dōngyà. Tā fēngjǐng xiùlì, lìshǐ yōujiǔ, wénhuà duōyuán, zhèlǐ de rén rèqíng hàokè, tāmen yōuměi de yǔyán, děngzhe nǐ lái tànsuǒ.

English

China, offically called the People's Republic of China(PRC), is a country in which 56 different peoples inhabit, located in East Asia. It has beautiful views, a long history, and diverse culture. The people living there welcome you and their wonderful language is waiting for your exploration.

Vocabulary

共和国 /gòng hé guó/ republic
东亚 /dōng yà/ East Asia
秀丽 /xiù lì/ beautiful, pretty
悠久/ yōu jiǔ/ so long
多元 /duō yuán/ diverse
好客/hào kè/ welcome to
探索/ tàn suǒ/ n. exploration verb. explore

Note

1 "她" is the feminine third person singular pronoun ("she/her") and is used to represent a female person. Here, it is used as to represent a nation. This “她” could be used to represent nation, natural elements, the planet etc.

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