政 府 zhèng fǔ government / CL:個|个[ge4] 官 方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) 朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards 政 府 机 关 zhèng fǔ jī guān government (viewed as an organization) / institutions of government / government office 官 家 guān jiā emperor / government / official 政 zhèng political / politics / government 北 京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government 高 考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 国 有 guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned 国 语 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC 人 民 政 府 rén mín zhèng fǔ people's government 市 政 府 shì zhèng fǔ city hall / city government 政 务 zhèng wù government affairs 老 总 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer 党 政 dǎng zhèng Party and government administration 官 兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers / officers and men / (old) government troops 中 国 政 府 zhōng guó zhèng fǔ Chinese government 国 债 guó zhài national debt / government debt 地 方 政 府 dì fāng zhèng fǔ local government 政 府 部 门 zhèng fǔ bù mén government branch 县 政 府 xiàn zhèng fǔ county administration / county regional government 廉 政 lián zhèng to govern with integrity / clean and honest government 行 政 机 关 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 蒋 介 石 Jiǎng Jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 美 国 政 府 měi guó zhèng fǔ US government / American government 清 明 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered 尚 书 shàng shū high official / government minister 城 管 chéng guǎn local government bylaw enforcement officer / city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|城市管理行政执法局[Cheng2 shi4 Guan3 li3 Xing2 zheng4 Zhi2 fa3 ju2]) 政 府 官 员 zhèng fǔ guān yuán government employee 街 道 办 事 处 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 中 央 政 府 zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ central government 衙 门 yá men government office in feudal China / yamen 厅 长 tīng zhǎng head of provincial PRC government department 政 府 机 构 zhèng fǔ jī gòu government organization 有 道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just 上 访 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth 出 山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 党 政 机 关 dǎng zhèng jī guān (Communist) Party and government organizations 特 别 行 政 区 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 / and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia 行 政 院 Xíng zhèng yuàn Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan 皇 朝 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times 教 廷 Jiào tíng the Papacy / the Vatican / the Church government / Holy See 军 政 jūn zhèng army and government 公 职 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 政 界 zhèng jiè political and government circles 从 政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) 做 官 zuò guān to take an official post / to become a government employee 政 事 zhèng shì politics / government affairs 宪 政 xiàn zhèng constitutional government 立 法 院 Lì fǎ yuàn Legislative Yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan 政 治 体 制 zhèng zhì tǐ zhì form of government 工 友 gōng yǒu odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office / (old) worker / fellow worker 政 要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary 幕 府 mù fǔ (orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer / administration of a military government / (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun 清 政 府 Qīng zhèng fǔ Qing government (1644-1911) 国 民 政 府 Guó mín zhèng fǔ Nationalist government 1920s-1949 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 转 移 支 付 zhuǎn yí zhī fù transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return) 重 臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government 官 军 guān jūn official army government army 华 府 Huá fǔ Washington, D.C. / the US federal government 政 体 zhèng tǐ form of government / system of government 政 令 zhèng lìng government decree 挂 职 guà zhí temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post 清 廷 Qīng tíng the Qing court (as government of China) 临 时 政 府 lín shí zhèng fǔ provisional government 公 务 人 员 gōng wù rén yuán government functionary 政 府 军 zhèng fǔ jūn government army 县 府 xiàn fǔ county government 公 署 gōng shǔ government office 司 马 光 Sī mǎ Guāng Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴 双 开 shuāng kāi to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍,開除公職|开除党籍,开除公职) 公 开 化 gōng kāi huà to publicize / openness (of government, PRC equivalent of "glasnost") 政 教 zhèng jiào church and state / government and education / political education 辞 官 cí guān to resign a government post 公 债 gōng zhài government bond 联 合 政 府 lián hé zhèng fǔ coalition government 官 差 guān chāi official business / government workmen / odd-job men 红 头 文 件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) 祭 酒 jì jiǔ to offer a libation / person who performs the libation before a banquet / senior member of a profession / important government post in imperial China 德 政 dé zhèng benevolent government 乡 绅 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village / a village gentleman / squire 同 知 tóng zhī government sub-prefect (old) 法 政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics 内 廷 nèi tíng place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc 仁 政 rén zhèng benevolent policy / humane government 军 政 府 jūn zhèng fǔ military government 分 治 fēn zhì separate government / partition 官 办 guān bàn government run / state enterprise 海 基 会 hǎi jī huì Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan 府 库 fǔ kù government treasury 皇 粮 huáng liáng lit. imperial funding for troops / funds or items supplied by the government 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem 公 粮 gōng liáng grain collected by the government as tax 府 fǔ seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) 官 guān government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4] 政 通 人 和 zhèng tōng rén hé efficient government, people at peace (idiom) / all is well with the state and the people 吃 皇 粮 chī huáng liáng lit. to eat from government coffers / to serve as a government employee / to live off government money 官 逼 民 反 guān bī mín fǎn a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom) / a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people 省 shěng to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department