外交部

wàijiāobù

proper noun #21,024

Meanings

1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2 Foreign Ministry
3 State Department (US equivalent)

Characters

outside / foreign

to deal with / diplomacy

ministry / department

Examples

外交部发言人就此事发表了声明。

Wàijiāobù fāyánrén jiù cǐ shì fābiǎo le shēngmíng.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson issued a statement on this matter.

她在外交部工作了二十年。

Tā zài Wàijiāobù gōngzuò le èrshí nián.

She worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for twenty years.

Stroke Order

外 wài

交 jiāo

部 bù