subordinate official (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
subordinate official; staff member under a superior (old term)
archaicRefers to the bureaucratic hierarchy in imperial or early Republican China. This term is now archaic and primarily appears in historical contexts or literature.
Xún巡
fǔ抚
dà大
rén人
zhào召
jí集
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
shǔ属
yuán员
shāng商
yì议
duì对
cè策
。
The provincial governor summoned all his subordinate officials to discuss countermeasures.
Zuò作
wéi为
shàng上
sī司
de的
shǔ属
yuán员
，
tā他
bì必
xū须
yán严
gé格
zhí执
xíng行
mìng命
lìng令
。
As a subordinate to his superior, he had to strictly carry out orders.
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Zhè这
xiē些
shǔ属
yuán员
dōu都
zài在
yá衙
men门
lǐ里
dāng当
chāi差
。
These subordinate officials all served in the yamen (government office).