官方 guānfāng government
government; official (approved or issued by an authority)
How to remember 官方: 官 official + 方 direction = government.
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How it is used
- Official - issued or endorsed by an authority: 官方声明 (guānfāng shēngmíng) official statement, 官方网站 (official website), 官方数据 (official figures).
- Attributive; contrasts with 民间 (mínjiān, unofficial/grassroots) and 非官方 (unofficial).
- Signals authoritativeness and formal endorsement.
Example sentences
- 这是官方消息。 Zhèshì guānfāngxiāoxī.This news is official.