当官

當官

dāngguān

verb #26,879

Meanings

1 to be an official
2 to serve as a government officer
3 to hold public office

Characters

to serve as; to act as

official; government post

Examples

HSK 6

当官不容易，要负很多责任。

Dāngguān bù róngyì, yào fù hěnduō zérèn.

Being an official isn't easy; you bear a lot of responsibility.

HSK 7-9

他一心想要当官，为百姓服务。

Tā yīxīn xiǎng yào dāngguān, wèi bǎixìng fúwù.

He has always wanted to be an official and serve the people.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese society, becoming a government official through the imperial examination system (科举) was the highest aspiration for educated men. This attitude is captured in the proverb 万般皆下品，唯有读书高 - 'all occupations are inferior; only scholarship is supreme.'

Stroke Order

当 dāng

官 guān