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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