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官方 (guān fāng) — government; official (approved or issued by an authority)

Definition

官方 (guānfāng) means 'official' in the sense of 'authorized by the government' — an adjective-like noun for the source, not the government itself (use 政府 for the institution or 官员 for a person).

noun
governmentofficial (approved or issued by an authority)

Examples

  • 官方？
    Zhè shì guān fāng de xiāo xi ma?
    Is this official news?
  • 官方。
    guān fāng Yǐ jīng huí yìng le zhè ge wèn tí.
    The government has already responded to this issue.
  • 官方。
    Wǒ men xū yào děng dài guān fāng dí què rèn.
    We need to wait for official confirmation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

官guānofficial
方fāngside

官 refers to official or government, and 方 means side, so it means the official side.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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