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领事

lǐngshì

consul; consular

An official at a desk hands a passport to a traveler with a suitcase
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Characters in this word

领 lǐng

Strokes
11
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
令 command, decree, order 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

事 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
亅 — hook

Example phrases

  • 领事负责帮助在国外遇到困难的本国公民。 Lǐngshì fùzé bāngzhù zài guówài yùdào kùnnan de běnguó gōngmín. A consul is responsible for helping citizens of their own country who run into trouble abroad.
  • 他护照丢了,领事很快给他办了新的证件。 Tā hùzhào diū le, lǐngshì hěn kuài gěi tā bàn le xīn de zhèngjiàn. He lost his passport, and the consul quickly arranged new papers for him.
  • 这位领事会说三种语言,接待游客时总是很耐心。 Zhè wèi lǐngshì huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán, jiēdài yóukè shí zǒngshì hěn nàixīn. This consul speaks three languages and is always patient when receiving travellers.

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