共和国 gònghéguó republic
How to remember 共和国: 共 collectively + 和 and + 国 country = republic.
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How it is used
- 'Republic' - a state form: 中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) the People's Republic of China.
- A fixed political noun; 共和 alone means 'republican(ism)'.