wài jiāo guān
diplomate; diplomate
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他是一名外交官。
Tā shì yī míng wàijiāoguān.
He is a diplomat.
外交官们正在讨论国际事务。
Wàijiāoguānmen zhèngzài tǎolùn guójì shìwù.
The diplomats are discussing international affairs.
外交官应该具备良好的沟通能力。
Wàijiāoguān yīnggāi jùbèi liánghǎo de gōutōng nénglì.
Diplomats should have good communication skills.
平民 (píngmín)
common people
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
ordinary people
The Chinese word 外交官 (wàijiāoguān) for "diplomat" is a compound of two characters: 外交 (wàijiāo), meaning "foreign affairs" or "diplomacy", and 官 (guān), meaning "official". The term 外交官 was first used in the late 19th century, when China began to establish diplomatic relations with other countries. It is a calque of the English word "diplomat", which is derived from the Greek word διπλωμάτης (diplōmatēs), meaning "one who carries a folded document". The character 外交 (wàijiāo) is itself a compound of two characters: 外 (wài), meaning "outside" or "foreign", and 交 (jiāo), meaning "to communicate" or "to exchange". The character 官 (guān) is used in a variety of words to refer to officials or government employees. In the context of 外交官, it refers to someone who is officially responsible for conducting diplomatic relations between countries.
