公使

gōngshǐ
  1. minister
  2. diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations

CEDICT

  1. (diplomacy) minister (rank of diplomat directly below ambassador)
  2. minister (rank of diplomat directly below ambassador)

Wiktionary

政府派驻外国处理交涉事务的外交官，地位次于大使。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
2 使 shǐ
  1. to make
  2. to cause
  3. to enable
  4. to use
  5. to employ
  6. to send
  7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. envoy
  9. messenger

Containing this entry

公使馆 gōngshǐguǎn
  1. embassy (old term)
  2. foreign mission

Related entries

郎 láng
  1. (arch.) minister
  2. official
  3. noun prefix denoting function or status
  4. a youth
太郎，你能幫我嗎？

Taro, could you help me?

Source: Tatoeba

部长 bùzhǎng
  1. head of a (government etc) department
  2. section chief
  3. section head
  4. secretary
  5. minister

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