Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

a state; country or nation

Chinese: 国家、邦国;邦交。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bang” becomes a different word in each tone. 邦 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 联邦lián bāngfederal; federation; commonwealth; federal union
  • 邦国bāng guócountry; state
  • 安邦ān bāngto bring peace and stability to a country, region etc
  • 邦交bāng jiāorelations between two countries; diplomatic relations
  • 万邦wàn bāngall nations

Example Sentence

这两个国家是友好的邻邦。Zhè liǎng ge guó jiā shì yǒu hǎo de lín bāng.These two countries are friendly neighboring states.

Zhèthisliǎngtwoge(measure word)国家guó jiācountryshìis友好yǒu hǎofriendlydeof邻邦lín bāngneighboring country