# 领事 (lǐngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 领事 (lǐngshì) means “consul; diplomatic official”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: consul; diplomatic official
- Pinyin: lǐngshì (ling3 shi4)
- Traditional: 領事
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那位领事帮助了游客。
  Nà wèi lǐngshì bāngzhù le yóukè.
  That consul helped the stranded tourists.

## Characters

- [领](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-lead/) (lǐng): to lead; to receive
- [事](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-matter/) (shì): matter; thing

https://hanziro.com/word/ling-shi-consul/

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