临时政府

臨時政府

línshízhèngfǔ

noun

Measure Word

一个临时政府 gè

Meanings

1 provisional government
2 interim government

Characters

to face / temporary

office / mansion

Examples

1912年,孙中山在南京就任临时政府大总统。

Yī jiǔ yī èr nián, Sūn Zhōngshān zài Nánjīng jiùrèn línshízhèngfǔ dà-zǒngtǒng.

In 1912, Sun Yat-sen took office in Nanjing as provisional president.

政变后,军方成立了临时政府。

Zhèngbiàn hòu, jūnfāng chénglì le línshízhèngfǔ.

After the coup, the military set up a provisional government.

Tips

history

In Chinese history, the term most often refers to the 中华民国临时政府 of 1912, which Sun Yat-sen led for three months in Nanjing before handing power to Yuan Shikai. The word also appears for Russia's 1917 临时政府 (Kerensky's government) and many post-coup or wartime governments.

Stroke Order

临 lín

时 shí

政 zhèng

府 fǔ