丞相

chéngxiàng
  1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
  2. prime minister

CEDICT

  1. (historical) Chancellor of State
  2. Chancellor of State

Wiktionary

职官名。秦汉以后辅佐天子的最高行政官员。多由一人担任，有时亦由二人或多人共同掌政。历代时设时废，或改易其名，明洪武十三年后不复设置。

重編國語辭典

宰相职称之一

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 丞 chéng deputy
2 相 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

Related entries

宰相 zǎixiàng prime minister (in feudal China)
相国 xiàngguó prime minister (in ancient China)
首相 shǒuxiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首相解散了国会。

The prime minister dissolved the Diet.

Source: Tatoeba

总理 zǒnglǐ
  1. premier
  2. prime minister

classifiers: 個, 位, 名

这是总理住的房子。

This is the house in which the prime minister lives.

Source: Tatoeba

辅弼 fǔbì
  1. to assist a ruler in governing a country
  2. prime minister
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