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What does 大臣 mean?

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大臣 dàchén

minister (of a monarchy); high official

Its characters

  1. 大 dà big
  2. 臣 chén official

In a sentence

皇帝把几位大臣叫到了宫里。 The emperor summoned several ministers to the palace.

他问身边的大臣们,可是没有一个人能想出办法。

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