华府

華府
Huáfǔ
noun #15,570

Meanings

  1. 1 Washington, D.C.
  2. 2 the US federal government

Examples

Huáfǔ jīntiān fābù le xīn de màoyì zhèngcè.
Washington issued a new trade policy today.
Tā zài Huáfǔ gōngzuò le èrshí nián.
He worked in Washington, D.C. for twenty years.

Tips

usage
华府 is short for 华盛顿首府. It can refer to the city itself or metonymically to the US government (like how English uses "Washington" to mean the US government). More common in Taiwanese and overseas Chinese media than in mainland media.

Stroke Order

huá