达官 (dá guān) — high-ranking officials; dignitaries

Definition

Literary/formal term for 'high-ranking officials,' almost always appearing in the set phrase 达官贵人. It belongs to written or historical contexts, not everyday speech.

noun

high-ranking officialsdignitaries

Measure word · 位

Examples

达官。
Gǔ dài shè huì de dá guān xiǎng yǒu xǔ duō tè quán.
High officials in ancient society enjoyed many privileges.
达官。
Zhè jiā rén de xiān zǔ céng shì yí wèi dá guān.
The ancestor of this family was once a high-ranking official.
达官。
dá guān Chū xíng shí wǎng wǎng qián hū hòu yōng.
When high officials travel, they are often surrounded by attendants.

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