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行政機關

简行政机关 · 繁行政機關

Mandarin · pinyin xíng zhèng jī guān

administrative authority
branch of government

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
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關: Look up this written character
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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2–4–1–1 · xing2 zheng4 ji1 guan1

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noun

administrative authority; branch of government

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