No. 93 in Japanese
中国
"China."
In a sentence
私の友人は中国に留学しています。
My friend is studying abroad in China.
In this sentence, '中国' is used as a proper noun to refer to the country 'China'.
中国の文化は非常に興味深いです。
The culture of China is very interesting.
Here, '中国' is used as an attributive noun to describe the culture associated with China.
この公園は都市の中国地区にある。
This park is located in the city's Chinatown.
In this case, '中国' is part of a compound noun to refer to 'Chinatown', an area usually associated with Chinese communities in a city.
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