武官

wǔguān

noun #68,009

Meanings

1 military official
2 military attaché

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Examples

HSK 7-9

古代的官员分为文官和武官。

Gǔdài de guānyuán fēnwéi wénguān hé wǔguān.

Officials in ancient times were divided into civil and military officials.

HSK 7-9

他被派到驻英国大使馆当武官。

Tā bèi pàidào zhù Yīngguó dàshǐguǎn dāng wǔguān.

He was posted to the embassy in Britain as military attaché.

Tips

usage

文官 and 武官 were the civil and military halves of the old bureaucracy, and at court they stood in separate ranks. Today 武官 most often means the military attaché at an embassy.

Stroke Order

武 wǔ

官 guān