官场

官場
guānchǎng
  1. officialdom
  2. bureaucracy

CEDICT

  1. (usually derogatory) official circles; officialdom; bureaucracy
  2. official circles; officialdom; bureaucracy

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 官 guān
  1. government official
  2. governmental
  3. official
  4. public
  5. organ of the body

classifier: 個
=2 场 chǎng
  1. large place used for a specific purpose
  2. stage
  3. scene (of a play)
  4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
  5. classifier for number of exams
=2 场 chǎng variant of 场 chǎng

Containing this entry

官场现形记 Guānchǎng Xiànxíng Jì Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李宝嘉 Lǐ Bǎojià

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