在朝

zàicháo

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他在朝做官二十年，一向清廉。

Tā zàicháo zuòguān èrshí nián, yíxiàng qīnglián.

He served as an official at court for twenty years and was always honest.

HSK 7-9

不管在朝还是在野，他始终关心百姓的疾苦。

Bùguǎn zàicháo háishi zàiyě, tā shǐzhōng guānxīn bǎixìng de jíkǔ.

In office or out of it, he always cared about the hardships of ordinary people.

usage

The opposite of 在野 'in the wilds', out of office. 朝 is cháo 'imperial court' here, not zhāo 'morning'.

在 zài

朝 cháo