How to say “government” in Chinese
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“Government” in Chinese is 政府, zhèng fǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
政府 is read zhèng fǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 正 zhèng “correct” gives both meaning and reading; on the right, 攵 “act”.
On top, 广 “shelter”; under it, 付 fù hints at the sound.
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 “政府”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 政府. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 政府决定在这里建一个新公园。zhèngfǔjuédìngzàizhèlǐjiànyígexīngōngyuánThe authorities decided to build a new park here.
- 市政府就在这条街上shìzhèngfǔjiùzàizhètiáojiēshangCity hall is right on this street.
- 政府大力支持年轻人创业zhèngfǔdàlìzhīchíniánqīngrénchuàngyèThe authorities strongly support young people who start their own businesses.
- 政府采取了一系列措施。zhèngfǔcǎiqǔleyíxìliècuòshīThe government has taken a whole series of measures.
- 本届博览会由市政府主办，由我们公司承办。běnjièbólǎnhuìyóushìzhèngfǔzhǔbàn,yóuwǒmengōngsīchéngbànThis year's fair is organized by the city government and run by our company.
- 政府大力支持新兴产业zhèngfǔdàlìzhīchíxīnxīngchǎnyèThe government strongly supports emerging industries.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “government” in Chinese?
“Government” in Chinese is 政府, pinyin zhèngfǔ.
What does 政府 mean?
政府 (zhèngfǔ) means “government”.
How do you write 政府?
政府 is 2 characters: 政 (zhèng) — government, politics; 府 (fǔ) — office, residence. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 政府?
政府 is read zhèngfǔ. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone, fǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“government” in the lesson “Authorities and organizations”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. 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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