官方 (guān fāng) — government; official (approved or issued by an authority)
Definition
官方 (guānfāng) means 'official' in the sense of 'authorized by the government' — an adjective-like noun for the source, not the government itself (use 政府 for the institution or 官员 for a person).
noun
governmentofficial (approved or issued by an authority)
Examples
- 官方？Zhè shì guān fāng de xiāo xi ma?Is this official news?
- 官方。guān fāng Yǐ jīng huí yìng le zhè ge wèn tí.The government has already responded to this issue.
- 官方。Wǒ men xū yào děng dài guān fāng dí què rèn.We need to wait for official confirmation.
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