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干吏
gàn​lì

capable official

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gàn​lì capable official

  1. 干 幹 gàn adjectivenoun
    capable
    (bound form) capable; competent; talented
  2. 吏 lì
    official
    (bound form) a general term for government officials in imperial China

gàn​lì low-ranking official

  1. 干 幹 gàn verb
    to do
    to do; to work; to be engaged in; to hold a post; to fight; to go at it
  2. 吏 lì
    minor official
    (bound form) a low-level functionary, clerk, or yamen runner