國會 (gwok3 wui4*2 | guo2 hui4) : parliament; national assembly; congress

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國會

gwok3 wui4*2

guo2 hui4

parliament; national assembly; congress. A national body made up of legislators (lawmakers) who (are supposed to) represent the people's voice in formulating the laws of the nation and keeping the government of the day in check.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,690,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

國會 / 国会

This word has been viewed 1633 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 24th Jul 2004 19:24 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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國 gwok3 - nation; country; state
會 wui5 wui6 kui2 - will, would; get together; meet; city

9 compounds containing this word:

國會大廈 - capitol
國會議員 - member of the legislative body
國會議長 - Speaker of the House
美國國會 - U.S. Congress
國會山莊 - Capitol Hill
國會山 - Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
日本國立國會圖書館 - National Parliament Library of Japan
美國國會圖書館 - Library of Congress
Common Formations:
英國國會 - parliament of the United Kingdom

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點解中國會有咁多方言嘅？粵
Why are there so many "dialects" in China?

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