文武百官

wénwǔ-bǎiguān
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 all the civil and military officials
  2. 2 the whole imperial court

Examples

HSK 6
Huángdì shàngcháo de shíhou, wénwǔ-bǎiguān dōu yào dàochǎng.
When the emperor held court, all the civil and military officials had to attend.
HSK 7-9
Xīn huángdì dēngjī nà tiān, wénwǔ-bǎiguān guì zài diàn qián xiàng tā xínglǐ.
On the day the new emperor took the throne, all the officials knelt before the hall to pay homage to him.

Tips

usage
文 stands for the civil officials and 武 for the military officers. 百 "hundred" just means "all" here, as in 百姓 "the common people", so the phrase covers the whole court.

Stroke Order

文 wén
武 wǔ
百 bǎi
官 guān