臣
chén
Pinyin

Definition

臣
 - 
chén
  1. state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  3. Kangxi radical 131
臣
 - 
Chén
  1. surname Chen

Character Decomposition

Compounds (31)

藏
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
藏
cáng
  1. 1 to conceal
  2. 2 to hide away
  3. 3 to harbor
  4. 4 to store
  5. 5 to collect
藏
zàng
  1. 1 storehouse
  2. 2 depository
  3. 3 Buddhist or Taoist scripture
臣
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
臣
chén
  1. 1 state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. 2 I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 131

Related Words (20)

大臣
dà chén
  1. 1 chancellor (of a monarchy)
  2. 2 cabinet minister
臣
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
功臣
gōng chén
  1. 1 minister who has given outstanding service
君臣
jūn chén
  1. 1 a ruler and his ministers (old)

Idioms (6)

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ
  1. 1 strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
谋臣猛将
móu chén měng jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我也同意最大功臣是导演，虽然是音乐爱情片，但是他把故事讲得非常完整。
wǒ yě tóngyì zuìdà gōngchén shì dǎoyǎn ，suīrán shì yīnyuè àiqíng piān ，dànshì tā bǎ gùshi jiǎng de fēicháng wánzhěng 。
I also agree that the star of the show was the director. Although it is a musical romance, he really tells such a complete story.
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裙下之臣
qún xià zhī chén
a guy that caters to a girl's needs
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杨臣刚《老鼠爱大米》
yángchéngāng 《lǎoshǔ ài dàmǐ 》
Chengang Yang – The Mouse Loves the Rice
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屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。
Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。
Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.
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国王觉得大臣们说的有道理，但也不甘心就这么放走小裁缝，所以他想试试小裁缝到底有多大本事。
guówáng juéde dàchénmen shuō de yǒudàolǐ ，dàn yě bùgānxīn jiù zhème fàng zǒu xiǎo cáiféng ，suǒyǐ tā xiǎng shìshi xiǎo cáiféng dàodǐ yǒu duōdà běnshì 。
The king felt that what the officials said made sense, but he was unwilling to just expel the little tailor, so he thought: “What can I use to test the abilities of the little tailor?”
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这下，大臣们都眼红了，他们觉得小裁缝没有为国家作出过一点贡献，凭什么得到那么多赏赐啊？而且他们也很担心小裁缝会威胁到他们的地位。所以他们一起到国王面前抗议，请国王赶走小裁缝。
zhèxià ，dàchéngmen dōu yǎnhóng le ，tāmen juéde xiǎo cáiféng méiyǒu wèi guójiā zuò chū guò yīdiǎn gòngxiàn ，píng shénme dédào nàme duō shǎngcì a ？érqiě tāmen yě hěn dānxīn xiǎo cáiféng huì wēixiédào tāmen de dìwèi 。suǒyǐ tāmen yīqǐ dào guówáng miànqián kàngyì ，qǐng guówáng gǎnzǒu xiǎo cáiféng 。
At this time, the officials of the court were all jealous. They felt: “The little tailor hasn't made any contributions to the country. On what grounds can he receive so many awards?” Also, they were very worried that the little tailor would threaten their positions. So they went together before the king to protest, asking that the king expel the little tailor.
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大臣们纷纷议论起来。
dàchénmen fēnfēn yìlùn qǐlai 。
The ministers all had varying ideas on what to do.
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这时候，曹冲说：“爸爸，我有一个办法。只要准备一条船和一堆石头就行了”。然后把办法对曹操说了一遍。曹操听了哈哈大笑，赶快叫人去准备。然后对大臣们说：“走，咱们去河边看称象去。”
zhèshíhòu ，Cáo Chōng shuō ：“bàba ，wǒ yǒu yī gè bànfǎ 。zhǐyào zhǔnbèi yī tiáo chuán hé yī duī shítou jiù xíng le ”。ránhòu bǎ bànfǎ duì Cáo Cāo shuō le yī biàn 。Cáo Cāo tīng le hāhādàxiào ，gǎnkuài jiàorén qù zhǔnbèi 。ránhòu duì dàchénmen shuō ：“zǒu ，zánmen qù hébiān kàn chēng xiàng qù 。”
Around this time, Cao Chong said: "Dad, I have a way. All you need is a boat and a pile of stones". He then told his father his solution. Upon hearing the solution, Cao Cao roared with laughter, then told everyone to go get ready quickly. He told the officials, "Let's go to the riverside and watch the elephant get weighed".
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大臣们想了很多办法，都行不通。
dàchénmen xiǎng le hěn duō bànfǎ ，dōu xíngbutōng 。
The ministers thought of many different methods, but none of them were feasible.
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大臣们开始还搞不清是怎么一回事，看了曹冲称象，连连叫好。曹操非常得意，更加宠爱曹冲了。
dàchénmen kāishǐ hái gǎobuqīng shì zěnme yī huí shì ，kàn le Cáo Chōng chēng xiàng ，liánlián jiàohǎo 。Cáo Cāo fēicháng déyì ，gèngjiā chǒng ài Cáo Chōng le 。
At first, the ministers couldn't guess what was going to happen, but after seeing Cao Chong measure the elephant, they all began to applaud him one after another. Cao Cao was extremely proud of Cao Chong and doted upon him even more after that.
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