当官

當官

dāngguān

verb #26,879

Meanings

1 to be an official
2 to serve as a government officer
3 to hold public office

Characters

to serve as; to act as

official; government post

Examples

他一心想要当官，为百姓服务。

Tā yīxīn xiǎngyào dāngguān, wèi bǎixìng fúwù.

He has always wanted to be an official and serve the people.

当官不容易，要负很多责任。

Dāngguān bù róngyì, yào fù hěn duō zérèn.

Being an official isn't easy; you bear a lot of responsibility.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese society, becoming a government official through the imperial examination system (科举) was the highest aspiration for educated men. This attitude is captured in the proverb 万般皆下品，唯有读书高 — 'all occupations are inferior; only scholarship is supreme.'

Stroke Order

当 dāng

官 guān