"motherland" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 祖國

Definition

你出生的國家，或你有深厚感情的祖國，特別是你的故鄉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Motherland”比“home country”或“homeland”更正式、更有詩意，常見於愛國或感性的語境。與“fatherland”對比，有不同的歷史內涵。

Examples

She loves her motherland and visits often.

她熱愛她的**祖國**，經常回去探望。

I was born in the motherland and grew up there.

我出生在**祖國**並在那裡長大。

People celebrate their motherland on national holidays.

人們在國慶日慶祝他們的**祖國**。

Moving away made me appreciate my motherland even more.

離開後我更加珍惜我的**祖國**。

He writes poems about his lost motherland.

他寫關於失落**祖國**的詩。

Many dream of returning to their motherland someday.

許多人夢想有一天回到自己的**祖國**。