Chinese word

官方

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān fāng

Meaning

  • adjectiveofficial

Example

官方账号已经认证了。guān fāng zhàng hào yǐ jīng rèn zhèng le

The official account has already been verified.

Illustration for 官方 (official)

More examples

公司发表了官方声明，澄清了误会。gōng sī fā biǎo le guān fāng shēng míng chéng qīng le wù huì

The company published an official statement to clarify the misunderstanding.

Core concept

The recognized voice, position, or channel of a government or other authority.

Common phrases

  • 官方网站guān fāng wǎng zhàn

    official website

  • 官方账号guān fāng zhàng hào

    official account

  • 官方声明guān fāng shēng míng

    official statement

Similar words

正式zhèng shì: Done according to established rules and accepted through the proper process.

Definition in Chinese

表示由政府或权威机构发布或代表该机构立场的，具有正式和权威性质的biǎo shì yóu zhèng fǔ huò quán wēi jī gòu fā bù huò dài biǎo gāi jī gòu lì chǎng de jù yǒu zhèng shì hé quán wēi xìng zhì dì

Word origin

The compound 官 (guān, "government office") + 方 (fāng, "side") presents the government or an authority as the relevant side, which develops into the sense of an official source or position.

Usage tips

  • On social media, this word separates an institution's own account or announcement from posts made by fans, reporters, or private users.

Other meanings

  • authoritiesnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 官方账号guān fāng zhàng hàoofficial accountnoun
  • 官方声明guān fāng shēng míngofficial statementnoun

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