chéng
相
technical
archaic
Meaning of 丞相
丞相 means prime minister; chancellor; chief minister. Pronounced chéng.
- prime minister; chancellor; chief minister
Definitions & Examples
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
shì是
Shǔ蜀
Hàn汉
de的
chéng丞
xiàng相
。
Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of Shu Han.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
chéng丞
xiàng相
wèi位
gāo高
quán权
zhòng重
。
Historically, the position of prime minister held great power and authority.
Zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
chéng丞
xiàng相
yǔ与
guó国
wáng王
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This story tells the tale of the chancellor and the king.
Zài在
Táng唐
dài代
，
sān三
shěng省
zhǎng长
guān官
yǒu有
shí时
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
zǎi宰
xiàng相
。
In the Tang Dynasty, the heads of the Three Departments were sometimes referred to as chancellor.