HSK 6 · Society

国务院 guówùyuàn “State Council (of China)” in Chinese

Traditional 國務院

What 国务院 means

  1. State Council (of China)
  2. (PRC) State Council
  3. (USA) State Department

How to say 国务院

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale国guó2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale务wù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale院yuàn4th tone, falling

国务院 in a sentence

  1. 国务院是中国最高的行政机关。

    Guówùyuàn shì Zhōngguó zuìgāo de xíngzhèng jīguān.

    The State Council is China’s highest administrative body.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 新闻里说，国务院召开了一次会议。

    Xīnwén lǐ shuō, Guówùyuàn zhàokāi le yí cì huìyì.

    The news said that the State Council held a meeting.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 国务院 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 国 (guó) with each of its parts in a different colour
国guócountry; nation; state
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 玉jade · yù

Memory aidTreasure 玉 kept inside a country’s borders 囗.

The character 务 (wù) with each of its parts in a different colour
务wùaffair
  • 夂go · zhǐ
  • 力strength · lì

Memory aidPicture setting off 夂 with all your strength 力: to work at a task.

The character 院 (yuàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
院yuàncourtyard
  • 阝placeMeaning part
  • 完to complete · wánSound part

阝 hints at the meaning (place); 完 (wán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuàn.

How to write 国务院

国 8 strokes · 务 5 strokes · 院 9 strokes

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国务院 (guówùyuàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 国务院 (guówùyuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 国务院

Words with 国

国guó · country中国Zhōngguó · China出国chūguó · to go abroad外国wàiguó · foreign (country)国家guójiā · country国际guójì · international国籍guójí · nationality国王guówáng · king国庆节Guóqìngjié · PRC National Day (October 1st)祖国zǔguó · homeland

Words with 务

服务员fúwùyuán · waiter服务fúwù · to serve任务rènwu · mission家务jiāwù · household duties业务yèwù · business商务shāngwù · business义务yìwù · duty公务gōngwù · official business事务shìwù · affairs职务zhíwù · post

Words with 院

医院yīyuàn · hospital电影院diànyǐngyuàn · cinema住院zhùyuàn · to be in hospital出院chūyuàn · to leave hospital法院fǎyuàn · court of law

More words: Society & Law

管辖guǎnxiá · to have jurisdiction over规章guīzhāng · rules贵族guìzú · noble国防guófáng · national defence号召hàozhào · to call on和解héjiě · to reconcile候选hòuxuǎn · candidate皇帝huángdì · emperor

FAQs

国务院 (guówùyuàn) means “State Council (of China)” or “(PRC) State Council”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it guówùyuàn: guó with a 2nd tone, then wù with a 4th tone, then yuàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 国务院 is written 國務院. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guowuyuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 国务院 from the suggestions. Typing guowuyuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
国务院 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.