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官僚

官僚 (guān liáo): Bureaucrat / Official (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

官僚 consists of 2 characters.

government official

official, colleague, associate

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Word Info

Pinyinguān liáo

MeaningBureaucrat / Official

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word官僚

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3.

How to Use 官僚 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 官僚 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

guān官

liáo僚

tǐ体

xì系

formal

bureaucratic system

guān官

liáo僚

xí习

qì气

formal

bureaucratic habits

guān官

liáo僚

jī机

gòu构

formal

bureaucratic institution

guān官

liáo僚

zuò作

fēng风

formal

bureaucratic style

Noun + Nounwith主义

guān官

liáo僚

zhǔ主

yì义

4.

Example Sentences with 官僚

tā他

shì是

guān官

liáo僚

。

He is a bureaucrat.

formal

bureaucracy

nà那

wèi位

gāo高

jí级

guān官

liáo僚

de的

jué决

cè策

fēng风

gé格

fēi非

cháng常

jǐn谨

shèn慎

bǎo保

shǒu守

。

That high-ranking bureaucrat's decision-making style is extremely cautious and conservative.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

xiē些

guān官

liáo僚

zuò作

fēng风

yán严

chóng重

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

xiào效

lǜ率

ma吗

？

Don't you think this bureaucratic style has seriously affected efficiency?

zhè这

ge个

gōng公

sī司

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

guān官

liáo僚

。

There are many bureaucrats in this company.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

nà那

zhǒng种

gāo高

gāo高

zài在

shàng上

、

bú不

jìn近

rén人

qíng情

de的

guān官

liáo僚

。

He is not the kind of aloof and impersonal bureaucrat.

guān官

liáo僚

tǐ体

xì系

jiāng僵

huà化

，

dǎo导

zhì致

xǔ许

duō多

chuàng创

xīn新

tí提

àn案

bèi被

gē搁

zhì置

。

The rigid bureaucratic system has led to many innovative proposals being shelved.

guān官

liáo僚

men们

kāi开

huì会

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhèng政

cè策

。

The bureaucrats are having a meeting to discuss policies.

zài在

sī私

xià下

liáo聊

tiān天

shí时

，

tā他

yě也

bào抱

yuàn怨

guò过

guān官

liáo僚

chéng程

xù序

tài太

fán繁

suǒ琐

。

During private chats, he also complained that the bureaucratic procedures were too cumbersome.