Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

bureaucrat

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “liao” becomes a different word in each tone. 僚 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 官僚guān liáobureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
  • 官僚主义guān liáo zhǔ yìbureaucracy
  • 同僚tóng liáocolleague; coworker
  • 僚机liáo jīwingman aircraft
  • 臣僚chén liáocourt official (in former times)

Example Sentence

他和同僚们一起完成了这个项目。Tā hé tóng liáo men yì qǐ wán chéng le zhè ge xiàng mù.He completed this project together with his colleagues.

heand同僚tóng liáocolleaguemen(plural marker)一起yì qǐ(in) the same place完成wán chéngto completele(completed action)这个zhè ge(pronoun) this项目xiàng mùitem