How to Say "Colombia" in Chinese

哥伦比亚

gēlúnbǐyà

哥伦比亚 (gēlúnbǐyà) is the Chinese word for the country Colombia.

哥伦比亚 is used as the proper name for the South American country of Colombia.

Meaning: country in South America (name)

How do you pronounce it?

gēlúnbǐyà

The first character in 哥伦比亚, 哥, literally means 'elder brother'.
The name 哥伦比亚 is also used in Chinese to describe 'Columbia', the historical female personification of the United States.
In Chinese, the characters 哥伦比亚 can be used to refer to both the South American nation and the District of Columbia in the US, though the latter is more commonly called 哥伦比亚特区.

在哥伦比亚，天主教习俗盛行。
In Colombia, Catholic customs prevail.
This sentence illustrates the prevalence of Catholic customs in 哥伦比亚.
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中国向哥伦比亚提供的第三批疫苗运抵哥伦比亚首都波哥大。
The third batch of vaccines provided by China to Colombia has arrived in Bogota, the capital of Colombia.
This sentence describes the arrival of a batch of vaccines in the capital of 哥伦比亚.
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我最近计划去哥伦比亚旅行。
I'm planning a trip to Colombia soon.
我想去哥伦比亚旅游。
Wǒ xiǎng qù Gēlúnbǐyà lǚyóu.
I want to travel to Colombia.

Two friends are discussing travel plans over coffee.

佳怡 Jiayi

志强，你想去哪里度假？
Zhìqiáng, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ dùjià?
Zhiqiang, where do you want to go for vacation?
志强 Zhiqiang

我打算去哥伦比亚。
Wǒ dǎsuàn qù Gēlúnbǐyà.
I plan to go to Colombia.
佳怡 Jiayi

那个国家很漂亮吗？
Nàge guójiā hěn piàoliang ma?
Is that country beautiful?
志强 Zhiqiang

是的，佳怡，那里风景很美。
Shì de, Jiāyí, nàlǐ fēngjǐng hěn měi.
Yes, Jiayi, the scenery there is beautiful.

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