old government office; officials
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
government office; government (in imperial or pre-modern China)
archaicRefers to the administrative offices and buildings of the local or imperial government in historical contexts.
Bǎi百
xìng姓
yǒu有
yuān冤
qíng情
jiù就
qù去
guān官
fǔ府
gào告
zhuàng状
。
When people had grievances, they would go to the government office to lodge a complaint.
Nà那
dòng栋
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jiàn建
zhù筑
céng曾
shì是
dāng当
dì地
guān官
fǔ府
。
That ancient building used to be the local government office.
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Shuì税
fù赋
xū需
àn按
shí时
shàng上
jiāo交
guān官
fǔ府
。
Taxes needed to be paid to the government on time.
noun
government officials; bureaucrats
archaicRefers to the officials themselves, the bureaucrats who worked in the government system.
Dì地
fāng方
guān官
fǔ府
gōu勾
jié结
dì地
zhǔ主
yā压
zhà榨
nóng农
mín民
。
Local officials colluded with landlords to exploit peasants.
Tā他
huā花
qián钱
mǎi买
tōng通
guān官
fǔ府
，
táo逃
bì避
le了
xíng刑
fá罚
。
He bribed the officials to escape punishment.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
huì绘
le了
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
guān官
fǔ府
。
The novel depicts corrupt officials.