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公使

gōng shǐ

2-character word

What 公使 means

1. minister
2. diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations

The characters in 公使

• 公gōngpublic; collectively owned; common
• 使shǐto make; to cause; to enable

Words starting with 公使

• 公使馆gōng shǐ guǎnembassy (old term); foreign mission

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