What does 僚 mean in Chinese?

僚 (liáo) means "bureaucrat; colleague" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 僚?

僚 is pronounced "liáo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 僚?

僚 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 僚?

Common words with 僚 include 同僚 (colleague), 官僚 (bureaucrat), 幕僚 (aids and advisors of top officials), 臣僚 (court official (in former times)), 阁僚 (cabinet member).

How do you write 僚?

You can practice writing 僚 using our stroke order tool.

僚 (liáo), bureaucrat

僚

liáo

bureaucrat; colleague

Character Breakdown

Radical: 人 (no. 9)

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Definitions

bureaucrat
colleague

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Words Containing 僚

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
同僚	tóng liáo	colleague
官僚	guān liáo	bureaucrat
幕僚	mù liáo	aids and advisors of top officials
臣僚	chén liáo	court official (in former times)
阁僚	gé liáo	cabinet member
官僚主义	guān liáo zhǔ yì	bureaucracy
官僚习气	guān liáo xí qì	(derog.) bureaucracy
技术官僚	jì shù guān liáo	technocrat

Related Words

官僚(guān liáo)· bureaucrat

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官吏(guān lì)· bureaucrat

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芝麻官(zhī ma guān)· low ranking official

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史思明(Shǐ Sī míng)· Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] against the Tang dynasty

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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