国务院 (Guó wù yuàn) — State Council (the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China); State Department (the U.S. federal executive department responsible for foreign affairs)
Definition
In Chinese, 国务院 refers to the State Council of the PRC (head of the central government, led by the Premier). U.S. readers may know "State Department," but in Chinese that is 美国国务院, not the PRC's cabinet.
noun
State Council (the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China)State Department (the U.S. federal executive department responsible for foreign affairs)
Examples
- 国务院。Guó wù yuàn De zǔ chéng bāo kuò zǒng lǐ hé gè wèi bù zhǎng.The State Council consists of the Premier and various ministers.
- 国务院。Měi guó Guó wù yuàn fù zé wài jiāo shì wù.The U.S. State Department is responsible for foreign affairs.
- 国务院。Guó wù yuàn De fā yán rén dìng qī jǔ xíng xīn wén fā bù huì.The State Council spokesperson holds regular press conferences.
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