cóng​lì

minor official

Senses

从吏/ 從吏 cóng​lì minor official

noun · a low-ranking government official or subordinate clerk

他虽然只是一名从吏,却对当地事务了如指掌。

从吏/ 從吏 cóng​lì serve

verb · to hold an official position or enter the civil service

他早年弃笔从吏,在县衙谋得一职。

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