国务院

國務院

Guówùyuàn

noun #11,205

Meanings

1 State Council (PRC)
2 State Department (USA)

Characters

country; nation

affairs; business

institution; court

Examples

国务院发布了新的政策文件。

Guówùyuàn fābù le xīn de zhèngcè wénjiàn.

The State Council issued a new policy document.

美国国务院发表了声明。

Měiguó Guówùyuàn fābiǎo le shēngmíng.

The U.S. State Department released a statement.

Tips

usage

In a PRC context, 国务院 refers to China's State Council, the chief administrative authority and highest executive organ. In a US context, it refers to the State Department (美国国务院).

Stroke Order

国 guó

务 wù

院 yuàn