Today’s word of the day is 王 (wáng) which means ‘king’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 王 (wáng).
王国 (wáng guó) Kingdom
The first word is 王国 (wáng guó) which means kingdom. Let’s look at each character of this word, 王 means king and 国 means country. A way of using it in a sentence is 他梦想着有一天能建立自己的王国。(Tā mèngxiǎng zhe yǒu yītiān néng jiànlì zìjǐ de wáng guó.) He dreams of one day establishing his own kingdom.
王牌 (wáng pái) Ace
Another word we can create with 王 (wáng) is 王牌 (wáng pái) which means ace or trump card. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 王 means king and 牌 means card. A way of using it in a sentence is 这位选手在比赛中展示了自己的王牌。(Zhè wèi xuǎn shǒu zài bǐsài zhōng zhǎnshì le zìjǐ de wáng pái.) This player showed his trump card in the competition.
王后 (wáng hòu) Queen
Finally, we can create the word 王后 (wáng hòu) which means ‘queen’. A way of using it in a sentence is 她是这个国家的王后，深受人民爱戴。(Tā shì zhège guójiā de wáng hòu, shēn shòu rénmín ài dài.) She is the queen of this country, deeply loved by the people.