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公务员 (gōng wù yuán) — how to say "civil servant" in Chinese
公务员
Civil servant
noun
Character composition
公
public
务
affair
员
member
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
八
Eight
#12 · bā · 2 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
Collocations
一名公务员
yì míng gōngwùyuán
one civil servant
当公务员
dāng gōngwùyuán
to be a civil servant
Examples
我哥哥在政府工作，他是公务员。
My older brother works in the government, he is a civil servant.
他是公务员。
He is a civil servant.
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Frequently asked questions
Civil servant meaning in Chinese
"civil servant" in Chinese is 公务员 (gōng wù yuán).
公务员 meaning in English
公务员 (gōng wù yuán) means "Civil servant".
How is 公务员 pronounced?
It is pronounced gōng wù yuán (written as gong wu yuan, gongwuyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "civil servant" in Chinese characters?
It is written 公务员: 公 has 4 strokes, 务 has 5 strokes, 员 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 公务员?
公务员 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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