吏
lì
Pinyin

Definition

吏
 - 
lì
  1. minor government official or functionary (old)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

使
shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger

Related Words (4)

污吏
wū lì
  1. 1 a corrupt official
吏治
lì zhì
  1. 1 style of governing (of minor official)
  2. 2 achievement in office
官吏
guān lì
  1. 1 bureaucrat
  2. 2 official
吏
lì
  1. 1 minor government official or functionary (old)

Idioms (3)

奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
贪官污吏
tān guān wū lì
  1. 1 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
赃官污吏
zāng guān wū lì
  1. 1 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

Sample Sentences

是啊，这个束棒，就是最早的法西斯，它是古罗马时期执法官吏的权利标志。
shì a ，zhè ge shùbàng ，jiùshì zuì zǎo de Fǎxīsī ，tā shì Gǔluómǎ shíqī zhífǎ guānlì de quánlì biāozhì 。
Yes, this bundle of wooden rods was the earliest fascis or fascist, it was a symbol of power for those who executed the law in Ancient Rome.
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诗经》与《左传》中都有冬月藏冰的记载，朝廷中有专门的官吏负责每年寒冬时凿取冰块存放在“冰室”或“冰井”里，等到盛夏时节再取出。
Shījīng 》yǔ 《ZuǒZhuàn 》zhōng dōu yǒu Dōngyuè cáng bīng de jìzǎi ，cháotíng zhōng yǒu zhuānmén de guānlì fùzé měinián hándōng shí záoqǔ bīngkuài cúnfàng zài “bīngshì ”huò “bīngjǐng ”lǐ ，děngdào shèngxià shíjié zài qǔchū 。
There are records of winter ice in the Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan. A special official in the court is responsible for picking up ice cubes during the winter and storing them in the "ice room" or "ice well” for use in the summer.
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