Definition
帝国 (dì guó) refers to an empire — a large political state ruled by an emperor. It is the territory or political entity itself, not the ruler; 皇帝 (huáng dì) is the emperor who rules it. 龙 (lóng) can appear in compounds meaning 'imperial' (e.g., 龙袍), but is primarily the mythical dragon.
noun
empire
Examples
- 。Luómǎ dì guó céngjīng fēicháng qiángdà.The Roman Empire was once very powerful.
- 帝国。Tā mèngxiǎng jiànlì yí gè shāngyè dì guó.He dreams of building a business empire.
- 帝国。Zhè ge dì guó de lǐngtǔ fēicháng guǎngkuò.This empire's territory is very vast.
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