How to say “politics” in Chinese
politics
“Politics” in Chinese is 政治, zhèng zhì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
政治 is read zhèng zhì: 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 the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 台.
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 “政治”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 政治. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你对政治感兴趣吗？nǐduìzhèngzhìgǎnxìngqùmaAre you interested in politics?
- 我们不谈政治wǒmenbùtánzhèngzhìLet's not talk about politics.
More words from the lesson “Authorities and organizations”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “politics” in Chinese?
“Politics” in Chinese is 政治, pinyin zhèngzhì.
What does 政治 mean?
政治 (zhèngzhì) means “politics”.
How do you write 政治?
政治 is 2 characters: 政 (zhèng) — government, politics; 治 (zhì) — treat, cure; govern. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 政治?
政治 is read zhèngzhì. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone, zhì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“politics” 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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