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国务卿

Secretary of State

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

guo2wu4qing1 • guówùqīng

Meaning

Primary

Secretary of State

Alternatives

the Secretary of State

Hint

This word mainly refers to the U.S. Secretary of State.

Mnemonic

The 国务卿 Secretary of State is a high-ranking 卿 minister for a 国 country that deals with 务 tasks involving the relations with other countries.

Usage

国务卿 访问 了 中国。

The Secretary of State visited China.

他 被 任命 为 新 的 国务卿。

He was appointed as the new Secretary of State.

国务卿 发表 了 关于 外交 政策 的 声明。

The Secretary of State issued a statement about foreign policy.