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官员

guānyuán

official, government official

A person in a dark green jacket at a desk with papers and a stamp
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Characters in this word

官 guān

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 㠯 according to, for, with

员 yuán

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这位官员在记者会上承诺,所有补贴发放情况都会及时公开。 Zhè wèi guānyuán zài jìzhěhuì shang chéngnuò, suǒyǒu bǔtiē fāfàng qíngkuàng dōu huì jíshí gōngkāi. At the press conference, this official promised that the distribution of all subsidies would be made public promptly.
  • 一位官员正在检查新建的桥梁。 Yí wèi guānyuán zhèngzài jiǎnchá xīn jiàn de qiáoliáng. An official is inspecting the newly built bridge.
  • 这名官员每天要处理很多文件。 Zhè míng guānyuán měitiān yào chǔlǐ hěn duō wénjiàn. This official has to handle a lot of documents every day.

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