No. 511 in Korean
중국은
"China is"
In a sentence
중국은 큰 나라입니다.
China is a big country.
Here, '중국은' is the topic marker phrase for 'China', using '은' to emphasize 'China' as the subject or topic.
중국은 내가 처음 방문한 아시아 국가였어요.
China was the first Asian country I visited.
In this example, '중국은' highlights 'China' in the sentence as the particular topic being commented on related to the first visitation.
중국은 예로부터 풍부한 역사를 자랑합니다.
China has boasted a rich history since ancient times.
Here, '중국은' introduces 'China' as the topic, setting up the statement about its history.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “중국은” in actual Korean podcasts.
Find “중국은” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Korean podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 한국어, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Korean books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).