美利坚合众国
měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó
ZH
United States of America (USA)
美利坚合众国是世界上最大的发达国家之一。
The United States of America is one of the largest developed countries in the world.
Etymology
This term is a formal Chinese translation. 美利坚 comes from the phonetic translation of 'America', and 合众国 means 'republic/union of states', referring to the federal republican system of the country.
Memory Aid
Break it into parts: 美 (měi, beautiful/US shorthand) + 利坚 (lì jiān, phonetic for 'rica') + 合众国 (hé zhòng guó, union of states). Link the sound 'mei li jian' to 'America' to remember the phonetic part.
Collocations
总统政府外交经济军事
Synonyms
美国米国花旗国
Related Words
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