稗官 bài guān

novelist; fiction writer; novel in the vernacular

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. novelist
  2. 2. fiction writer
  3. 3. novel in the vernacular
  4. 4. petty official charged with reporting the talk of town back to the ruler (old)

Characters

Character Meaning
polished rice; (literary) insignificant; trivial
official; government official; governmental