阿富汗
afuhan/ˀä⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/
In Chinese, the term for Afghan is 阿富汗 (afuhan).
The word 阿富汗 refers to Afghanistan. It serves as the base for both the noun meaning a person from Afghanistan and the adjective meaning pertaining to Afghanistan.
Meaning: person from Afghanistan (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify a person from Afghanistan, you add the suffix 人 to the country name to form 阿富汗人. To form the adjective 'Afghan', you add the particle 的 to the country name to create 阿富汗的.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is afuhan. The IPA is /ˀä⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/.
Did you know?
- The word 阿富汗 is a phonetic approximation of the Persian word افغان, showing how Chinese often adapts Central Asian terms via Persian rather than English.
- In Chinese, the character 汗 in 阿富汗 means 'sweat', but in the context of country names, it is used solely for its sound to mimic the 'ghan' ending.
- Unlike English, where 'Afghan' can refer to a wool blanket, the Chinese 阿富汗 only refers to the country or its people and cannot be used for textiles.
Examples in context
- 我们应该保护阿富汗公民的权益。We should protect the rights and interests of Afghan citizens.
- 我有一个阿富汗朋友。I have an Afghan friend.
- 他是阿富汗人。Tā shì Āfùhàn rén.He is Afghan.
- 我认识一位阿富汗人。Wǒ rènshi yī wèi Āfùhàn rén.I know an Afghan person.
- 那位阿富汗人很友好。Nà wèi Āfùhàn rén hěn yǒuhǎo.That Afghan person is very friendly.
Example conversation
Yuting and Haoran are discussing a new classmate.
- 雨婷 Yuting浩然，你知道那个新学生吗？Hàorán, nǐ zhīdào nàge xīn xuéshēng ma?Haoran, do you know that new student?
- 浩然 Haoran我知道，他是个阿富汗人。Wǒ zhīdào, tā shì gè Āfùhàn rén.I know, he is an Afghan.
- 雨婷 Yuting他来自哪个城市？Tā láizì nǎge chéngshì?Which city is he from?
- 浩然 Haoran我想他是从喀布尔来的。Wǒ xiǎng tā shì cóng Kābù'ěr lái de.I think he comes from Kabul.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 阿富汗, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 阿富汗, CC BY-SA 4.0.
