君臣

jūnchén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 ruler and subject
  2. 2 sovereign and ministers

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gǔdài jūnchén zhījiān děngjí sēnyán.
In ancient times, rank between ruler and ministers was strictly kept.
HSK 7-9
Táng Tàizōng hé Wèi Zhēng jūnchén xiāngdé, cháng bèi hòurén chēngdào.
Emperor Taizong of Tang and Wei Zheng worked so well together as ruler and minister that later generations often praised them.

Tips

culture
The first of the Confucian 五伦 'five relationships'. 孟子 gave each relationship a virtue, and between ruler and subject it was 义 'rightness'.

Stroke Order

君 jūn
臣 chén