臣 [－]

Jyutping san4
Pinyin chén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Chen
  2. state official or subject in dynastic China
  3. I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  4. Kangxi radical 131
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. state official or subject in dynastic China/"Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler/to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to/to serve a ruler as his subject/Kangxi radical 168/a public servant/subject or servant owing allegiance to the ruler/to subjugate or be subjugated/to regard as subject/minister/statesman/official/a modest and polite term of address for 'I'
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    服務​君王​嘅​官
    a state official who serves a monarch
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    subjects of a monarch
  2. character
    minister; statesman; official
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character, archaic, historical, humble
    I, me; your servant (humble pronoun, especially when speaking to a monarch)
  5. character
    to make a subject
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. minister, statesman, official
  2. Kangxi radical 131
  3. Cangjie Input
    SLSL
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #101
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    领主对他的臣民有绝对权力。
    領主對他的臣民有絕對權力。
    lǐng zhǔ duì tā de chén mín yǒu jué duì quán lì 。
    • The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
  2. Mandarin
    良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。
    良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。
    liáng qín zé mù ér qī ， xián chén zé zhǔ ér shì 。
    • A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
  3. Mandarin
    国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。
    國王受夠了他的大臣們總是對他阿諛奉承，於是把他們遣散了。
    guó wáng shòu gòu le tā de dà chén men zǒng shì duì tā ē yú fèng chéng ， yú shì bǎ tā men qiǎn sàn le 。
    • The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.
  4. Mandarin
    国王所有的臣民，由于害怕他的愤怒而经常表现得卑躬屈膝。
    國王所有的臣民，由於害怕他的憤怒而經常表現得卑躬屈膝。
    guó wáng suǒ yǒu de chén mín ， yóu yú hài pà tā de fèn nù ér jīng cháng biǎo xiàn dé bēi gōng qū xī 。
    • All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
  5. Mandarin
    我们要选择是死亡还是臣服。
    我們要選擇是死亡還是臣服。
    wǒ men yào xuǎn zé shì sǐ wáng hái shi chén fú 。
    • We have the alternative of death and submission.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    外交大臣
    外交大臣
    • minister of foreign affairs
  2. Cantonese
    财务大臣
    財務大臣
    • minister of finance
  3. Cantonese
    国防大臣
    國防大臣
    • minister of defence
  4. Cantonese
    一朝天子一朝臣
    一朝天子一朝臣
    jat1 ciu4 tin1 zi2 jat1 ciu4 san4
    • the subordinates or followers will tend to lose their power once the superior has fallen from power; literally: one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials
  5. Cantonese
    功臣
    功臣
    gung1 san4
    • person who has done a deed
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    位极人臣
    位極人臣
    wèi jí rén chén
    • to have reached the highest official positions
  2. Mandarin
    臣愚以为在内之官涖事者也，在外之官涖民者也。涖事者固助其君以治民。
    臣愚以為在內之官涖事者也，在外之官涖民者也。涖事者固助其君以治民。
    chén yú yǐ wèi zài nèi zhī guān lì shì zhě yě ， zài wài zhī guān lì mín zhě yě ． lì shì zhě gù zhù qí jūn yǐ zhì mín ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    参见大清国皇帝陛下。外臣博文此次来到贵国认为漫游。今萦召见，殊为荼耀。
    參見大清國皇帝陛下。外臣博文此次來到貴國認為漫遊。今縈召見，殊為荼耀。
    cān jiàn dà qīng guó huáng dì bì xià ． wài chén bó wén cǐ cì lái dào guì guó rèn wèi màn yóu ． jīn yíng zhào jiàn ， shū wèi tú yào ．
    • Respect is hereby paid to Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Empire. This foreign official, Hirobumi, visits your country this time with the intention to travel around. Having been granted an audience [with you] today is definitely an honour.
  4. Mandarin
    贼臣董卓，敢为欺天之谋，吾当以颈血溅之！
    賊臣董卓，敢為欺天之謀，吾當以頸血濺之！
    zéi chén dǒng zhuó ， gǎn wèi qī tiān zhī móu ， wú dāng yǐ jǐng xuè jiàn zhī ！
    • Dong Zhuo, you villainous scoundrel! You dare carry out a scheme which deceives heaven. I should stain you with the blood of my (severed) neck (rather than submit, and live in tyranny)!
  5. Mandarin
    在第二次世界大战期间，苏联当局以通敌嫌疑，对车臣人等少数民族实施集体流放。
    在第二次世界大戰期間，蘇聯當局以通敵嫌疑，對車臣人等少數民族實施集體流放。
    zài dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn qī jiān ， sū lián dāng jú yǐ tōng dí xián yí ， duì chē chén rén děng shào shù mín zú shí shī jí tǐ liú fàng ．
    • During World War II, Soviet authorities deported ethnic minorities en masse like Chechens on suspicion of collaborating with the enemy.