衙门 (yá men) — yamen (government office in imperial China)
Definition
A historical government office in imperial China where a local magistrate handled judicial and administrative affairs. A normal modern Chinese person today would meet this word mainly in period dramas, novels, and history books.
noun
yamen (government office in imperial China)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 衙门。Tā céng zài xiàn yá men dān rèn shī ye.He once served as a private secretary at the county yamen.
- 衙门。Zhè zuò yá men shì qīng cháo liú xià de gǔ jiàn zhù.This yamen is an ancient building left from the Qing dynasty.
- 衙门。Gǔ dài de lǎo bǎi xìng hěn shǎo zhí jiē zǒu jìn yá men.In ancient times, common people rarely walked directly into the yamen.
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