幕府 (mù fǔ) — (中国历史) military secretariat or field office of a general; (日本历史) shogunate

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• 中国古代，许多将领率军出征时都会设立幕府。
  Zhōng guó gǔ dài, xǔ duō jiàng lǐng lǜ jūn chū zhēng shí dōu huì shè lì mù fǔ.
  In ancient China, many generals would set up a field office when leading troops on an expedition.
• 日本明治维新结束了德川幕府的统治。
  Rì běn míng zhì wéi xīn jié shù le dé chuān mù fǔ de tǒng zhì.
  The Meiji Restoration in Japan ended the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• 要理解日本中世纪历史，就必须了解幕府制度。
  Yào lǐ jiě rì běn zhōng shì jì lì shǐ, jiù bì xū liǎo jiě mù fǔ zhì dù.
  To understand medieval Japanese history, you must learn about the shogunate system.

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