yuán

common
technical
archaic

Meaning of 大员

大员 means high-ranking official; important personnel. Pronounced dà yuán.

  • high-ranking official; important personnel

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
yāng
pài
chū
le
sān
wèi
yuán
qián
wǎng
zāi
kǎo
chá
zāi
qíng
 

The central government dispatched three high-ranking officials to the disaster area to assess the situation.

Zhè
xiē
jiē
shōu
yuán
 
dào
le
fāng
fǎn
ér
kāi
shǐ
liǎn
cái
 

These reception officials, upon arriving at the locality, instead began to amass wealth.

Zài
mín
guó
xiǎo
shuō
 
cháng
néng
kàn
dào
 "
pài
yuán
 "
zhè
yàng
de
chēng
 

In Republic of China-era novels, one often sees titles like 'specially appointed high official'.

zhè
ge
 "
yuán
 "
 
shí
jiù
shì
ge
tōng
yuán
 
guò
shì
huan
bǎi
jià
zi
 

This 'big shot' of his is actually just an ordinary clerk; he just likes to put on airs.