HSK 3
common
archaic

Meaning of 大夫

大夫 means an ancient official title; senior official; adult man; husband. Pronounced dà fū. HSK 3.

  • an ancient official title; senior official
  • adult man; husband

Definitions & Examples

Yuán
céng
rèn
Chǔ
guó
sān
 

Qu Yuan once served as the Sanlu Dafu of the State of Chu.

dài
de
yǒu
hěn
gāo
de
shè
huì
wèi
 

Ancient senior officials had high social status.

 
Zhōu
 
zǎi
le
duō
tóng
de
zhí
wèi
 

The 'Rites of Zhou' records many different official positions of Dafu.

Measure Words

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