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Usages of zhōngguó
我 是 中国 人。wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.
I am Chinese.
你 是 中国 人 吗？nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?
Are you Chinese?
她 对 中国 文化 很 有 兴趣， 所以 她 的 计划 是 每天 花 一 个 小时 提高 自己 的 中文 水平。tā duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ tā de jìhuà shì měitiān huā yí gè xiǎoshí tígāo zìjǐ de zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
She is very interested in Chinese culture, so her plan is to spend an hour every day improving her Chinese level.
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