123456
Keyword
government official
  • magistrate
Frequency
#2756
Strokes
6
Readings
lì
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
官吏guānlì
bureaucrat; official
吏部Lìbù
Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
吏lì
minor government official or functionary (old)
贪官污吏tānguānwūlì
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
吏治lìzhì
style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office
狱吏yùlì
prison guard; jailer (old)
属吏shǔlì
(old) subordinate; underling
胥吏xūlì
low-level government official (in former times)
污吏wūlì
a corrupt official