知县 (zhī) — (historical) county magistrate (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
Definition
A historical title for the head official of a 县 (county) in imperial China, ranking just below the prefect. In literary or historical texts you may also see the longer form 知县事 for the same office.
noun
(historical) county magistrate (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 知县，。Nà wèi zhī dà rén duàn àn rú shén, bǎi xìng dōu hěn pèi fú tā.That county magistrate judged cases like a god, and the people all admired him.
- 知县。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo shù le zhī de shēng huó hé guān chǎng dòu zhēng.This novel describes the life and official struggles of a county magistrate.
- 知县，。Gǔ dài zhī bù jǐn yào guǎn zhì ān, hái yào fù zé shuì shōu hé shuǐ lì.In ancient times, a county magistrate not only had to manage public security, but also had to be responsible for tax revenue and water conservancy.
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