外务部

外務部

Wàiwùbù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (late Qing dynasty)
2 Waiwubu, Qing-era foreign ministry, predecessor of today's 外交部

Characters

outside; foreign

ministry; department

Examples

HSK 6

外务部是清朝末年设立的。

Wàiwùbù shì Qīngcháo mònián shèlì de.

The Waiwubu was established in the late Qing dynasty.

HSK 7-9

辛亥革命后，外务部改名为外交部。

Xīnhài Gémìng hòu, Wàiwùbù gǎimíng wéi Wàijiāobù.

After the 1911 Revolution, the Waiwubu was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tips

history

Created in 1901 as a reorganization of the 总理衙门 (Zongli Yamen) under pressure from the Eight-Nation Alliance after the Boxer Protocol. It was the first Qing ministry built on a modern Western model. Replaced in 1912 by the Republican-era 外交部 (Waijiaobu).

Stroke Order

外 wài

务 wù

部 bù