Word · Frequency #7396
Afghanistan
阿富汗
a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
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a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
中亚的一个多山内陆国家；西邻伊朗,北邻俄罗斯,东南邻巴基斯坦
中亚的一个多山内陆国家；西邻伊朗,北邻俄罗斯,东南邻巴基斯坦
In use
In geography class, we learned that Afghanistan is bordered by six countries.
My friend spent a year volunteering in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is famous for its pomegranates and grapes.
Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979
in Afghanistan
She has been living in Afghanistan for two years.
她在阿富汗住了两年。
from Afghanistan
Many refugees come from Afghanistan.
许多难民来自阿富汗。
to Afghanistan
The delegation traveled to Afghanistan last month.
代表团上个月去了阿富汗。
Common mistakes
I went to the Afghanistan last year.I went to Afghanistan last year.
英语中，大部分国家名称前不需要加定冠词the，只有少数如the United States等才需要。学生容易受中文‘阿富汗’没有冠词影响而错误添加the。
He is from Afganistan.He is from Afghanistan.
阿富汗的英文拼写中有一个不发音的h（在g之后），中文拼音中没有对应，学生易漏写，导致拼写错误。
Connections
Collocations
- in Afghanistan
- 在阿富汗
- She worked as a journalist in Afghanistan for two years.她在阿富汗做了两年的记者。
- war in Afghanistan
- 阿富汗战争
- The war in Afghanistan lasted for over two decades.阿富汗战争持续了二十多年。
- the government of Afghanistan
- 阿富汗政府
- The government of Afghanistan signed a peace agreement.阿富汗政府签署了一项和平协议。
- the people of Afghanistan
- 阿富汗人民
- The people of Afghanistan have suffered greatly from conflict.阿富汗人民因冲突而遭受巨大痛苦。
- the capital of Afghanistan
- 阿富汗首都
- Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.喀布尔是阿富汗的首都。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆阿富汗：'阿富'谐音'Afghan'，'汗'谐音'han'，斯坦就是'stan'。
Context & Register
neutral; 用于地理、政治、新闻等场合
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常不加冠词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in '-stan' and are pronounced with /stæn/ at the end, similar to 'Afghanistan'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.