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I've heard multiple people explain that this is standard phrasing in Chinese to refer to China the country, and not "countries in general."
by fwip 7y ago
I've heard multiple people explain that this is standard phrasing in Chinese to refer to China the country, and not "countries in general."
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- yorwba 7y ago"Our country" would be "我国". They used "国家", which is the term used for one or multiple countries in general. They could have meant just one country, but it's not what I believe to be the most likely interpretation.
- class4behavior 7y ago国家 simply means state or nation and in this context national. 国家尊严 means national dignity. In the US you rarely address one's dignity, honor, or national dignity. You talk about US values, democratic values, respect for the constitution, etc. So to properly convey the meaning and intonation to a US audience, you would try to rephrase that term into "respect for the country" or something along those lines.