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官方

guān fāng · guan fang

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. government
  2. official (approved or issued by an authority)
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Cheap tickets

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)很(hěn)便宜(piányi)的(de)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)票(piào)！

    I found very cheap concert tickets!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)官方(guānfāng)网站(wǎngzhàn)卖(mài)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it sold on the official website?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)一个(yīgè)陌生(mòshēng)的(de)网站(wǎngzhàn)。

    No, it's an unfamiliar website.

  4. Liangliang

    别买(biémǎi)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)官方(guānfāng)应用(yìngyòng)上(shàng)看看(kànkan)。

    Don't buy. Let us check the official app.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，官方(guānfāng)的(de)票(piào)贵(guì)一点(yīdiǎn)，但是(dànshì)放心(fàngxīn)。

    OK. Official tickets cost a bit more, but I feel safe.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

现(xiàn)在(zài)它(tā)是(shì)官(guān)方(fāng)的(de)了(le)。

Now it's official.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

官(guān)方(fāng)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)公(gōng)布(bù)这(zhè)次(cì)考(kǎo)试(shì)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

The authorities have not yet announced the results of this exam.

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官
guān

government official; governmental

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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