僚 (liáo): bureaucrat, colleague
僚 (liáo) is a Chinese character meaning “bureaucrat.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 尞 (phonetic). It ranks #2180 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 僚 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- bureaucrat
- colleague
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同僚 | tóng liáo | colleague |
| 官僚 | guān liáo | bureaucrat |
| 幕僚 | mù liáo | aides and advisors of top officials |
| 官僚主义 | guān liáo zhǔ yì | bureaucracy |
| 僚机 | liáo jī | wingman aircraft |
| 官僚习气 | guān liáo xí qì | (derog.) bureaucracy |
| 技术官僚 | jì shù guān liáo | technocrat |
| 臣僚 | chén liáo | court official (in former times) |
| 阁僚 | gé liáo | cabinet member |
僚 appears in 9 compound words: 11 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 僚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
她僚长得很美，心地也很善良。
tā liáo cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .
She was exceptionally beautiful and had a kind heart.
为一个“贪婪罪犯”上凯道?前幕僚开呛柯文哲:践踏民主独裁者
wéi yī gè tān lán zuì fàn shàng kǎi dào ? qián mù liáo kāi qiàng 柯 wén zhé : jiàn tà mín zhǔ dú cái zhě
Taking a "greedy criminal" to Kaido? Former aide lashes out at Ko Wen-je: "A dictator who tramples on democracy"
高雄智慧城市展被陈其迈点名 鸿海AI幕僚、AI助理吸睛
gāo xióng zhì huì chéng shì zhǎn bèi chén qí mài diǎn míng 鸿 hǎi A I mù liáo , A I zhù lǐ xī jīng
Chen Chi-mai Highlights Kaohsiung Smart City Expo; Foxconn’s AI Advisors and AI Assistants Steal the Show
陈佩琪喊“跳楼”护柯文哲!前幕僚酸爆:清白不是哭出来的
chén pèi 琪 hǎn tiào lóu hù 柯 wén zhé ! qián mù liáo suān bào : qīng bái bù shì kū chū lái de
Chen Pei-chi Threatens to "Jump Off a Building" to Defend Ko Wen-je! Former Aide Slams Her: "Innocence Isn't Something You Cry Your Way Into"
后悔318太阳花学运造神柯文哲! 前幕僚:我这辈子犯最大的错
hòu huǐ 3 1 8 tài yáng huā xué yùn zào shén 柯 wén zhé ! qián mù liáo : wǒ zhè bèi zǐ fàn zuì dà de cuò
"I regret making Ko Wen-je a hero during the 318 Sunflower Movement!" Former aide: "It was the biggest mistake of my life."
柯建铭万年总召卸任 10年幕僚全说了:跟助理吃苦的长辈
柯 jiàn míng wàn nián zǒng zhào xiè rèn 1 0 nián mù liáo quán shuō le : gēn zhù lǐ chī kǔ de cháng bèi
Ke Jianming's 10-year general summons to step down from his post All the staff said: the elders who endured hardships with their assistants
阿尔及利亚需要摆脱官僚主义。
ā'ěrjílìyà xūyào bǎituō guānliáozhǔyì.
Algeria needs to get rid of its bureaucracy.
他几乎不和他的同僚友好相处。
Tā jīhūbù hé tā de tóngliáo yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ.
He is hardly friendly with his fellow workers.
Character Family
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