国务院 guówùyuàn▶ Quốc vụ viện

Stroke order

国务院 is written in 22 strokes across 3 characters.

• 国 — 8 strokes
• 务 — 5 strokes
• 院 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. (PRC) State Council
2. (USA) State Department

Related words

• 事务Vụ việc; công việc
• 公务Việc công
• 务必phải
• 国防quốc phòng
• 祖国Tổ quốc
• 职务bưu điện; chức vụ

国务院 is pronounced guówùyuàn and means “Quốc vụ viện”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 国务院 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.