官僚

guānliáo

noun HSK 7-9 #13,212

Measure Word

一个官僚 gè

Meanings

1 bureaucrat
2 officialdom
3 bureaucratic

Characters

official; government

colleague; official

A government official, usually with negative connotation.

Examples

他是一个典型的官僚。

Tā shì yīgè diǎnxíng de guānliáo.

He is a typical bureaucrat.

官僚作风严重影响了工作效率。

Guānliáo zuòfēng yánzhòng yǐngxiǎng le gōngzuò xiàolǜ.

Bureaucratic style has seriously affected work efficiency.

Tips

usage

官僚 is almost always negative in modern Chinese, implying red tape, inefficiency, and being out of touch with ordinary people.

Stroke Order

官 guān

僚 liáo