军机大臣

軍機大臣
jūnjī dàchén
noun

Measure Word

军机大臣 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 Grand Minister of State (Qing dynasty)
  2. 2 Minister of the Grand Council

Examples

Héshēn shì Qiánlóng shíqī zuì yǒu quánshì de jūnjī dàchén.
Heshen was the most powerful Grand Minister of State in the Qianlong era.
军机大臣每日入值处理政务
Jūnjī dàchén měirì rùzhí chǔlǐ zhèngwù.
Grand Ministers reported for duty daily to handle state affairs.

Tips

history
The 军机处 (Grand Council) was established by the Yongzheng Emperor in 1729 to centralize power. Its ministers worked directly for the emperor, bypassing the older Six Ministries and becoming the top policy body until 1911.

Stroke Order

jūn
chén