chéng
丞相
to assist; high-ranking ancient official
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
prime minister; chancellor; chief minister
archaicRefers to the highest-ranking minister in ancient China, who assisted the monarch in governing the country. It is a historical and literary term.
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.
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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.