你的国籍
nǐ de guójí
The phrase "your nationality" in Chinese is 你的国籍 (nǐ de guójí).
你的国籍 refers to the legal status of belonging to a particular nation. To turn this phrase into a complete question such as "What is your nationality?", you typically add 是什么 (shì shénme), meaning "is what", to the end of the phrase.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 你的 (nǐ de), meaning "your" and 国籍 (guójí), meaning "nationality".
How do you pronounce it?
nǐ de guójí
Did you know?
- The character 国 (guó), meaning 'country', is written as a box with a jade piece inside, symbolizing a precious treasure protected by a border.
- In mainland China, the law generally does not recognize dual 国籍, meaning a person must choose one nationality and renounce the other.
- In casual conversation, instead of using the formal 国籍, people often simply ask 你是哪国人? (nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?), which literally means 'are you which country person?'
Examples in context
- 请在这里填写你的国籍。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tiánxiě nǐ de guójí.Please fill in your nationality here.
- 你的国籍是什么？Nǐ de guójí shì shénme?What is your nationality?
- 表格上写着你的国籍。Biǎogé shàng xiězhe nǐ de guójí.Your nationality is written on the form.
Example conversation
Two people are filling out a registration form together.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，这里要写你的国籍。Hàorán, zhèlǐ yào xiě nǐ de guójí.Haoran, you need to write your nationality here.
- 浩然 Haoran好的，我知道了。Hǎo de, wǒ zhīdào le.Okay, I got it.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你写好了吗？Nǐ xiě hǎo le ma?Have you finished writing it?
- 浩然 Haoran写好了，谢谢晓雯。Xiě hǎo le, xièxiè Xiǎowén.I'm done, thanks Xiaowen.
