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故宫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

故宫 Usage and Examples

The Forbidden City

我们参观了长城、鸟巢和故宫。

We visited the Great Wall, the Bird's Nest and the Palace Museum.

2019年没有游客去故宫。

No visitors went to the Palace Museum in 2019.

The characters in 故宫

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
故
gù9therefore, old, or intentional
宫
gōng9palace

More words starting with 故

  • gù故xiāng乡Hometown, Native place
  • gù故xiāng乡de的native, hometown's
  • gù故xiāng乡de的qīn亲rén人Family from hometown, Relatives back home
  • gù故shi事story, tale
  • gù故shi事zhōng中in the story, within the story
  • gù故shi事zhōng中de的fǎn反pài派the villain, the antagonist
  • gù故shi事zhǔ主xiàn线main storyline, main plot
  • gù故shi事huì会storytelling session, story magazine
  • gù故shi事nèi内róng容story content, plot
  • gù故shi事qíng情jìng境story setting, story context
  • gù故shi事qíng情jié节plot, storyline
  • gù故shi事gǎn感storytelling, narrative

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Questions about 故宫

What does 故宫 mean in Chinese?

故宫 (gù gōng) means “the Forbidden City”.

How do you pronounce 故宫?

故宫 is pronounced gù gōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “The Forbidden City” in Chinese?

“The Forbidden City” is 故宫 (gù gōng) in Chinese.

How is 故宫 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 故宫, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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