# 官吏 (guānlì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 官吏 (guānlì) means “government official; bureaucrat”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: government official; bureaucrat
- Pinyin: guānlì (guan1 li4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 古代的官吏需要通过考试。
  Gǔdài de guānlì xūyào tōngguò kǎoshì.
  Ancient officials had to pass exams.

## Characters

- [官](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-government-official/) (guān): government official; governmental
- 吏 (lì): minor government official or functionary (old)

https://hanziro.com/word/guan-li-government-official/

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