大臣

dà chén

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definitions

1. chancellor (of a monarchy)
2. cabinet minister

Words Containing 大臣

• 内阁总理大臣 nèi gé zǒng lǐ dà chén: formal title of the Japanese prime minister
• 外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén: Foreign Secretary
• 掌玺大臣 zhǎng xǐ dà chén: chancellor (rank in various European states)
• 船政大臣 chuán zhèng dà chén: Minister of Navy during Qing times
• 财务大臣 cái wù dà chén: finance minister
• 财政大臣 cái zhèng dà chén: finance minister
• 防卫大臣 fáng wèi dà chén: minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

Child Words of 大臣

• 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 臣 chén: state official or subject in dynastic China