No. 5,849 in Chinese
國泰
"國泰" means "national prosperity."
In a sentence
國泰民安是每個人都期望的社會狀態。
A peaceful and prosperous nation is a societal state everyone hopes for.
In this context, '國泰民安' is an idiomatic expression meaning a nation in peace and prosperity, often used to describe an ideal sociopolitical condition.
國泰航空公司是一家知名的航空企業。
Cathay Pacific Airways is a renowned aviation company.
Here, '國泰' refers to 'Cathay', which is used as part of the proper noun Cathay Pacific, indicating the company name.
我參觀了國泰的總部，了解了其運作模式。
I visited Cathay's headquarters and learned about its operational model.
In this example, '國泰' again refers to 'Cathay Pacific', used in a possessive manner to denote the headquarters of the company.
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