How to say “official” in Chinese
official; government-owned
“Official” in Chinese is 官, guān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
官 is read guān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”. Hints at the reading of 馆 guǎn and 管 guǎn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “官”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 官. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他父亲是一位地方官员。tāfùqīnshìyíwèidìfāngguānyuánHis father is a local official.
- 他不想当官只2想做研究tābùxiǎngdāngguān,zhǐxiǎngzuòyánjiūHe doesn't want to become an official; he only wants to do research.
- 他父亲是一位地方2官员tāfùqīnshìyíwèidìfāngguānyuánHis father is a local official.
- 这是官方消息吗？zhèshìguānfāngxiāoximaIs this official information?
- 官方还没有公布结果guānfāngháiméiyǒugōngbùjiéguǒThe authorities haven't released the results yet.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Officials and power”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “official” in Chinese?
“Official” in Chinese is 官, pinyin guān.
What does 官 mean?
官 (guān) means “official; government-owned”.
How do you write 官?
官 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 官?
官 is read guān. Tones: guān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“official” in the lesson “Officials and power”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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