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大使

dàshǐ

ambassador

A person in a suit shakes hands between two flags
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

使 shǐ

Strokes
8
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 吏 government official, magistrate
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 新任大使在记者会上强调,两国合作不应受短期分歧影响。 Xīnrèn dàshǐ zài jìzhěhuì shàng qiángdiào, liǎng guó hézuò bù yīng shòu duǎnqī fēnqí yǐngxiǎng. The newly appointed ambassador stressed at the press conference that cooperation between the two countries should not be affected by short-term differences.
  • 大使代表国家参加了这次文化交流活动。 Dàshǐ dàibiǎo guójiā cānjiā le zhè cì wénhuà jiāoliú huódòng. The ambassador attended this cultural exchange event on behalf of his country.
  • 这位大使会说流利的汉语,很受当地人欢迎。 Zhè wèi dàshǐ huì shuō liúlì de Hànyǔ, hěn shòu dāngdì rén huānyíng. This ambassador speaks fluent Chinese and is popular with the locals.

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