咨文 (zī wén) — (government) message, state-of-the-union report; official communication between offices of equal rank
Definition
A formal, official document — most often the head-of-state's address to the legislature (e.g. State of the Union 国情咨文), or a written exchange between government offices of equal rank.
noun
(government) messagestate-of-the-union reportofficial communication between offices of equal rank
Examples
- 咨文。Zǒng tǒng jiāng zài guó huì fā biǎo nián dù zī wén.The president will deliver the annual state-of-the-union message to Congress.
- 咨文。Liǎng bù mén zhī jiān tōng guò zī wén xié tiáo gōng zuò.The two departments coordinate their work through official communications.
- 咨文。Zhè fèn zī wén xiáng xì shuō míng le wài jiāo zhèng cè tiáo zhěng.This message details the adjustments to foreign policy.
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