How to Say "Nepal" in Chinese

尼泊尔

níbó'ěr

尼泊尔 (níbó'ěr) is the Chinese word for Nepal.

尼泊尔 is used to refer to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

Meaning: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is níbó'ěr.

In Chinese, the name 尼泊尔 is a phonetic approximation of the English name 'Nepal'. This differs from the native Nepali name Nepal, as the Chinese version mirrors the Western pronunciation.
The character 尼 in 尼泊尔 is also used in the Chinese word for 'nun' or 'Buddhist nun', though it has no religious connection to the country's name.
The middle character 泊 usually relates to water or staying/docking in a boat. In the context of 尼泊尔, however, its meaning is completely bypassed to serve only the phonetic requirement of the 'po' sound.

中国与巴基斯坦、印度、阿富汗、塔吉克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、哈萨克斯坦、北朝鲜、老挝、越南、尼泊尔、不丹、缅甸、蒙古和俄罗斯接壤。
China shares borders with Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Mongolia and Russia.
This sentence is useful for seeing 尼泊尔 used in a list of countries that border China.
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她出生于尼泊尔的一个偏远小山村。
She was born in a remote village in Nepal.
This sentence is useful for seeing 尼泊尔 used to describe a place of birth.
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你去过尼泊尔吗？
Have you been to Nepal?
是的，我曾经去过尼泊尔。
Yes, I have been to Nepal.
我打算明年去尼泊尔旅游。
Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù Níbó'ěr lǚyóu.
I plan to travel to Nepal next year.

Two friends are discussing their travel plans at a cafe.

梓涵 Zihan

浩然，你想去哪里旅行？
Hàorán, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ lǚxíng?
Haoran, where do you want to travel?
浩然 Haoran

我想去尼泊尔看喜马拉雅山。
Wǒ xiǎng qù Níbó'ěr kàn Xǐmǎlāyǎ Shān.
I want to go to Nepal to see the Himalayas.
梓涵 Zihan

尼泊尔是一个很漂亮的国家。
Níbó'ěr shì yīgè hěn piàoliang de guójiā.
Nepal is a very beautiful country.
浩然 Haoran

是的，所以我非常期待这次旅行。
Shì de, suǒyǐ wǒ fēicháng qīdài zhè cì lǚxíng.
Yes, so I am really looking forward to this trip.

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