外务部

外務部

Wàiwùbù

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Meanings

1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (late Qing dynasty)
2 Waiwubu — Qing-era foreign ministry, predecessor of today's 外交部

Characters

outside; foreign

ministry; department

Examples

外务部是清朝末年设立的。

Wàiwùbù shì Qīngcháo mònián shèlì de.

The Waiwubu was established in the late Qing dynasty.

辛亥革命后，外务部改名为外交部。

Xīnhài Gémìng hòu, Wàiwùbù gǎimíng wéi Wàijiāobù.

After the 1911 Revolution, the Waiwubu was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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history

Created in 1901 as a reorganization of the 总理衙门 (Zongli Yamen) under pressure from the Eight-Nation Alliance after the Boxer Protocol. It was the first Qing ministry built on a modern Western model. Replaced in 1912 by the Republican-era 外交部 (Waijiaobu).

Stroke Order

外 wài

务 wù

部 bù