How to Say "Tajikistan" in Mandarin

塔吉克斯坦

Tǎjíkèsītǎn

The English phrase Tajikistan is translated into Mandarin as 塔吉克斯坦 (Tǎjíkèsītǎn).

塔吉克斯坦 is used to refer to the country known as the Republic of Tajikistan.

Meaning: Republic of Tajikistan (name)

What does it mean word for word?

The name is a phonetic transliteration of the original name, where the characters 塔吉克斯坦 represent the syllables Ta-ji-ke-si-tan.

Tǎjíkèsītǎn

The character 吉 in 塔吉克斯坦 means 'lucky' or 'auspicious', a common choice in Chinese transliterations to ensure the foreign name carries a positive connotation.
The character 塔 in 塔吉克斯坦 literally means 'stupa' or 'pagoda', though here it is used only for its sound to mimic the 'Ta' in Tajikistan.
The character 斯坦 in 塔吉克斯坦 is used in Mandarin for almost every country ending in 'stan', such as 哈萨克斯坦 for Kazakhstan and 乌兹别克斯坦 for Uzbekistan.

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 塔吉克斯坦 used in a list of countries that share a border with China.
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塔吉克斯坦的首都非常美丽。
Tǎjíkèsītǎn de shǒudū fēicháng měilì.
The capital of Tajikistan is very beautiful.
他打算明年去塔吉克斯坦旅游。
Tā dǎsuàn míngnián qù Tǎjíkèsītǎn lǚyóu.
He plans to travel to Tajikistan next year.

Two friends are discussing travel plans in a cafe.

欣怡 Xinyi

你想去哪里旅行？
Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ lǚxíng?
Where do you want to travel?
志强 Zhiqiang

我想去塔吉克斯坦看看。
Wǒ xiǎng qù Tǎjíkèsītǎn kànkan.
I want to go see Tajikistan.
欣怡 Xinyi

那里的风景很壮观吧？
Nàlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn zhuàngguān ba?
The scenery there must be magnificent, right?
志强 Zhiqiang

是的，我非常期待。
Shì de, wǒ fēicháng qīdài.
Yes, I am looking forward to it very much.

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