Writing
官僚 (guān liáo) — how to say "bureaucracy" in Chinese
官僚
Bureaucracy
noun
Character composition
官
official
僚
colleague
Radicals / Keys
宀
Roof
#40 · mián · 3 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
官僚作风
guānliáo zuòfēng
a bureaucratic style of working
Examples
官僚制度让事情变得很慢。
The bureaucratic system makes things very slow.
官僚很多。
There are many bureaucrats.
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Bureaucracy meaning in Chinese
"bureaucracy" in Chinese is 官僚 (guān liáo).
官僚 meaning in English
官僚 (guān liáo) means "Bureaucracy".
How is 官僚 pronounced?
It is pronounced guān liáo (written as guan liao, guanliao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bureaucracy" in Chinese characters?
It is written 官僚: 官 has 8 strokes, 僚 has 14 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 官僚?
官僚 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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