How to say “policy” in Chinese

政策
zhèngcè

policy, measures

noun · HSK 6 · topic “State and law”

“Policy” in Chinese is 政策, zhèng cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

政策 is read zhèng cè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhèng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
cè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

政
zhèng — government, politics

On the left, 正 zhèng “correct” gives both meaning and reading; on the right, 攵 “act”.

策
cè — scheme, plan

On top, ⺮ “bamboo”: people wrote on bamboo slips.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “政策”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 政策. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 中央制定政策,地方负责执行。zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.
  • 中央制定政策地方2负责执行zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.
  • 政策要符合国情。zhèngcèyàofúhéguóqíngPolicy must fit the country's conditions.

More words from the lesson “The center and the regions”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “policy” in Chinese?

“Policy” in Chinese is 政策, pinyin zhèngcè.

What does 政策 mean?

政策 (zhèngcè) means “policy, measures”.

How do you write 政策?

政策 is 2 characters: 政 (zhèng) — government, politics; 策 (cè) — scheme, plan. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 政策?

政策 is read zhèngcè. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone, cè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“policy” in the lesson “The center and the regions”

This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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