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Expressing "Canada" with 加拿大 (Jiānádà)
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Structure
加拿大 + Noun
Explanation
加拿大 (Jiānádà) is the Chinese name for Canada, a country in North America. It functions as a proper noun and can be used as an attributive modifier before other nouns, such as 加拿大人 (Canadian person). Note that the full form is 加拿大, not the abbreviated 加拿.
Examples
我的朋友住在加拿大。
Wǒ de péngyou zhù zài Jiānádà.
My friend lives in Canada.
加拿大的冬天特别冷。
Jiānádà de dōngtiān tèbié lěng.
Winters in Canada are especially cold.
他是加拿大人，但是会说中文。
Tā shì Jiānádà rén, dànshì huì shuō Zhōngwén.
He is Canadian, but he can speak Chinese.