<p>Following are the internationally recognized terms used. They should be very clear for you to find out the English equivalent:</p>
<ul>
<li>中(华人民共和)国 — () usually omitted unless very formal</li>
<li>[中国]大陆 — [] not often omitted</li>
<li>台湾{地区} / {中国}台湾 — {} showing political preference</li>
<li>{中国}香港 — {} showing political preference</li>
<li>{中国}澳门 — {} showing political preference</li>
</ul>

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James Liu 刘老师
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=OMxcX60g6pmvvA-mnKioCg&amp;q=%E6%94%AF%E9%82%A3&amp;oq=%E6%94%AF%E9%82%A3&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDICCAAyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyAggAMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgIIADIECAAQQzICCAAyAggAOgQIABBHUKDOK1j71Ctg7t8raABwAngAgAGKAYgBvgGSAQMxLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwitnIbZ2-PrAhXqzIsBHSYOCqUQ4dUDCAw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">支那</a> is one of them but it is considered offensive.</p>

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2020-09-13T02:47:16.723Z
Calling China 支那 is as offensive as calling African Nigger. Do be careful.
River
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000
<p>Fortunately, there is already an entry on wikipedia here <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E7%9A%84%E7%A8%B1%E8%99%9F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zh-cn</a> and here <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_China" rel="nofollow noreferrer">en-us</a>, plus many other language pages. You will get to know all alternative names of China, both contemporary and conventional.</p>

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rossetta
<p>Is there a shorter term for the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国)? Seven syllables is quite a mouthful. There's 中国 and 大陆 but they aren't quite the same.</p>
<ul>
<li>中国 (China) can include the Taiwan, the Republic of China's territory, under a One China principle</li>
<li>大陆 (mainland) doesn't include Hong Kong and Macau</li>
</ul>

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Some Chinese consider Taiwan is part of China and some don't. For all other countries, 中国 is officially the People's Republic of China.
Tang Ho
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2020-09-11T16:03:38.310Z
In special context, you can use "共和国". For example, "共和国之光".
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Shorter name for PRC than 中华人民共和国
# Shorter name for PRC than 中华人民共和国

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-11)

Is there a shorter term for the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国)? Seven syllables is quite a mouthful. There's 中国 and 大陆 but they aren't quite the same.

* 中国 (China) can include the Taiwan, the Republic of China's territory, under a One China principle
* 大陆 (mainland) doesn't include Hong Kong and Macau

**Tags:** place-names, abbreviations

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Some Chinese consider Taiwan is part of China and some don't. For all other countries, 中国 is officially the People's Republic of China.  
> **username_2**: In special context, you can use "共和国". For example, "共和国之光".  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-09-11. Score: 1

Following are the internationally recognized terms used. They should be very clear for you to find out the English equivalent:

* 中(华人民共和)国 — () usually omitted unless very formal
* [中国]大陆 — [] not often omitted
* 台湾{地区} / {中国}台湾 — {} showing political preference
* {中国}香港 — {} showing political preference
* {中国}澳门 — {} showing political preference


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-12. Score: -1

[支那](https://www.google.com/search?ei=OMxcX60g6pmvvA-mnKioCg&q=%E6%94%AF%E9%82%A3&oq=%E6%94%AF%E9%82%A3&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDICCAAyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyAggAMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgIIADIECAAQQzICCAAyAggAOgQIABBHUKDOK1j71Ctg7t8raABwAngAgAGKAYgBvgGSAQMxLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwitnIbZ2-PrAhXqzIsBHSYOCqUQ4dUDCAw) is one of them but it is considered offensive.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Calling China 支那 is as offensive as calling African Nigger. Do be careful.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-09-11. Score: -2

Fortunately, there is already an entry on wikipedia here [zh-cn](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E7%9A%84%E7%A8%B1%E8%99%9F) and here [en-us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_China), plus many other language pages. You will get to know all alternative names of China, both contemporary and conventional.


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