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外交大臣

wài jiāo dà chéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Foreign Secretary / (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

外交大臣 外交大臣 [wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2] /Foreign Secretary/(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 臣
    chén

    state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131

    Chén

    surname Chen

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