Chinese word dictionary

岛国

dǎo guó · island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)

Word information

Simplified岛国
Traditional島國
Pinyindǎo guó
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 岛国

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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