国务院 guówùyuàn State Council
(mainland China) State Council; (USA) State Department
怎么记住“国务院”: 国 country + 务 affairs + 院 institute = State Council.
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用法
- The State Council - China's central cabinet/government: 国务院总理 (Guówùyuàn zǒnglǐ) the Premier of the State Council.
- In a US context it renders the State Department. A fixed proper term; formal/political register.