subordinate officials; underlings
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
subordinate officials; underlings; staff
archaicHistorical term referring to officials serving under a superior in a bureaucratic or governmental system. Now largely restricted to historical contexts or formal writing about traditional governance.
Xún巡
fǔ抚
zhào召
jí集
liáo僚
shǔ属
shāng商
yì议
jiù救
zāi灾
shì事
yí宜
。
The provincial governor convened his subordinate officials to discuss disaster relief matters.
Zhè这
wèi位
zhī知
fǔ府
shàng上
rèn任
hòu后
，
shǒu首
xiān先
zhěng整
dùn顿
le了
liáo僚
shǔ属
de的
jì纪
lǜ律
。
After taking office, this prefect first rectified the discipline among his subordinate officials.
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Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
chǎng场
zhōng中
，
liáo僚
shǔ属
duì对
zhǎng长
guān官
xū须
jué绝
duì对
fú服
cóng从
。
In ancient official circles, subordinate officials had to obey their superiors absolutely.