君臣

jūnchén

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

古代君臣之间等级森严。

Gǔdài jūnchén zhījiān děngjí sēnyán.

In ancient times, rank between ruler and ministers was strictly kept.

HSK 7-9

唐太宗和魏征君臣相得，常被后人称道。

Táng Tàizōng hé Wèi Zhēng jūnchén xiāngdé, cháng bèi hòurén chēngdào.

Emperor Taizong of Tang and Wei Zheng worked so well together as ruler and minister that later generations often praised them.

culture

The first of the Confucian 五伦 'five relationships'. 孟子 gave each relationship a virtue, and between ruler and subject it was 义 'rightness'.

君 jūn

臣 chén