中华民国

中華民國

Zhōnghuá Mínguó

proper noun #72,018

Meanings

1 Republic of China (founded 1912)
2 after 1949 the name continued in use in Taiwan

Characters

Chinese; splendid

Examples

HSK 4

他在大学研究中华民国的历史。

Tā zài dàxué yánjiū Zhōnghuá Mínguó de lìshǐ.

He studies the history of the Republic of China at university.

HSK 6

中华民国成立于1912年。

Zhōnghuá Mínguó chénglì yú yījiǔyīèr nián.

The Republic of China was founded in 1912.

Tips

history

Proclaimed on 1 January 1912 after the 辛亥革命 (Xinhai Revolution) ended over 2,000 years of imperial rule. Its years are counted from 1912, so 民国二十六年 is 1937; Taiwan still dates documents this way.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

华 huá

民 mín

国 guó