国务院

国务院 guówùyuàn

(PRC) State Council; (USA) State Department†

国务院 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 國務院 guowuyuan

What 国务院 means

  1. (PRC) State Council†
  2. (USA) State Department†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 国务院, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

国务院 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

国
guó
Country (national - Chinese)
务
wù
Business (affair - matter)
院
yuàn
Courtyard (institution)

How to write 国务院

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国务院 in a sentence

这项决定由国务院发布。
Zhè xiàng juédìng yóu guówùyuàn fābù.
This decision was issued by the State Council.
国务院每年都会公布假期安排。
Guówùyuàn měi nián dōu huì gōngbù jiàqī ānpái.
The State Council publishes the holiday schedule every year.

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Questions about 国务院

What does 国务院 mean in English?

国务院 is pronounced guówùyuàn and means (PRC) State Council, (USA) State Department †.

How do you pronounce 国务院?

国务院 is guówùyuàn in pinyin — written guowuyuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 国务院?

国务院 is written with 3 characters: 国 (guó) Country (national - Chinese), 务 (wù) Business (affair - matter), 院 (yuàn) Courtyard (institution). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 国务院 written in traditional Chinese?

國務院. The simplified form 国务院 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 國務院 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced guówùyuàn.

Is 国务院 an HSK word?

Yes — 国务院 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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