国旗 (guó qí): national flag

Every morning at seven, a flag-raising ceremony is held in Tiananmen Square, and the Five-Star Red Flag, as China's national flag, slowly rises to the sound of the national anthem.

At the Olympic award ceremony, the athletes stood on the podium watching their country's national flag rise, and many were so moved that they shed tears.

On the first day of school, the school organized all teachers and students to attend the flag-raising ceremony on the playground, and everyone faced the national flag and saluted with their eyes.

The bright national flag hangs at the entrance of Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, making Chinese people in a foreign land feel especially warm and proud.

According to international custom, when a head of state visits, the host country usually displays the visiting country's national flag at the airport or square to show welcome.