How to say “authorities” in Chinese
authorities; official
“Authorities” in Chinese is 官方, guān fāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
官方 is read guān fāng: 2 syllables. 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.
It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.
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 “官方”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 官方. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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 words from the lesson “Officials and power”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “authorities” in Chinese?
“Authorities” in Chinese is 官方, pinyin guānfāng.
What does 官方 mean?
官方 (guānfāng) means “authorities; official”.
How do you write 官方?
官方 is 2 characters: 官 (guān) — official; government-run; 方 (fāng) — square; side. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 官方?
官方 is read guānfāng. Tones: guān — first tone, fāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“authorities” 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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