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title: "Dachen Meaning: 大臣 (dàchén) Means “minister”"
description: "大臣 (dàchén) means “minister (of a monarchy); high official”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 臣 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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。

From [曹冲称象 · How Cao Chong weighed an elephant](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/cao-chong-cheng-xiang-how-to-weigh-an-elephant#library-word-75-77)

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- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大都 dàdōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [大幅 dàfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafu)
- [大概 dàgài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagai)
- [大会 dàhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahui)

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