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    Expressing 'Germany' with 德国 (Déguó)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    德国 + Noun

    Explanation

    德国 (Déguó) is the Chinese name for Germany. Like other country names in Chinese, it combines a transliterated character 德 (dé) with 国 (country). It appears frequently in news and international affairs contexts and can modify nouns directly, as in 德国政府 (German government).

    Examples

    • 他去年去德国留学了。

      tā qùnián qù déguó liúxuéle.

      He went to Germany to study abroad last year.

    • 德国的汽车工业非常发达。

      déguó de qìchē gōngyè fēicháng fādá.

      Germany's automobile industry is very developed.

    • 德国政府公布了新的能源政策。

      déguó zhèngfǔ gōngbùle xīn de néngyuán zhèngcè.

      The German government announced a new energy policy.

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