白厅

白廳
Báitīng
noun #29,191

Meanings

  1. 1 Whitehall (London street and seat of UK government)

Examples

Báitīng shì Yīngguó zhèngfǔ de xiàngzhēng.
Whitehall is a symbol of the British government.
Xǔduō zhòngyào de zhèngfǔ bùmén wèiyú Báitīng.
Many important government departments are located in Whitehall.

Tips

culture
白厅 is used metonymically in Chinese media to refer to the entire UK government bureaucracy, just as Whitehall is used in English. Compare with 白宫 (White House, US presidency).

Stroke Order

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