HSK · Level 69
75 words
Chinese word
机关
Pronunciation
Pinyinjī guān
Meaning
- noungovernment agency
Example
这个机关负责审批和管理。zhè ge jī guān fù zé shěn pī hé guán lǐ
This government agency is responsible for approving and managing.
More examples
这个机关的工作人员都很专业。zhè ge jī guān de gōng zuò rén yuán dōu hěn zhuān yè
The staff of this government agency are all very professional.
Core concept
A working arm of public administration that handles public affairs through an organized set of official duties.
Common phrases
机关工作人员jī guān gōng zuò rén yuán
government agency staff
党政机关dǎng zhèng jī guān
party-government agencies
设立机关shè lì jī guān
establish a government agency
Similar words
机构jī gòu: An organized institutional body with people and resources set up for management or operations.
组织zǔ zhī: A group formed by people who share a purpose and work together.
单位dān wèi: A distinct workplace or unit within an organization that handles work or research.
部门bù mén: A section within an organization that handles a specific area of work.
Definition in Chinese
承担国家或公共事务管理职能的机构，通常具有行政职责与公权力。chéng dān guó jiā huò gōng gòng shì wù guán lǐ zhí néng de jī gòu tōng cháng jù yǒu xíng zhèng zhí zé yǔ gōng quán lì
Word origin
The older sense of 机关 (jīguān, "mechanism") was an arrangement that made a process work, and this sense broadened to an organized official unit that makes administration work.
Usage tips
- Because the word carries an institutional tone, it helps identify language about public authority rather than general references to any organization.
Other meanings
- institutionnoun
- government officenoun
Opposites
- 民间组织mín jiān zǔ zhīnongovernmental organizationnoun
Related words
- 机关报jī guān bàoofficial newspapernoun
- 机关枪jī guān qiāngmachine gunnoun