Meaning of 政府
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- government
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 政府
政府 is a common noun in news, formal speech, and everyday talk about public matters. It often comes before another noun, as in 政府部门 (zhèngfǔ bùmén, government department). Example: 政府决定修一条新路。(Zhèngfǔ juédìng xiū yì tiáo xīn lù.) The government decided to build a new road.
政 (zhèng) means governing or political affairs, and 府 (fǔ) means an official residence or office building, with 广 as a roof on top. Picture the people who run political affairs working under one big official roof: that is the 政府 (zhèngfǔ), the government.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 政府 (government, the institution) with 政治 (zhèngzhì, politics) and say 我对政府感兴趣 when they mean they are interested in politics. Also watch the tones: both syllables are fourth tone and third tone, zhèng then fǔ, not zhēng.
政府 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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政 zhèng · government · 9 strokes
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府 fǔ · prefect · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 政府.
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political |
| 政策 | zhèngcè | policy |
| 政权 | zhèngquán | regime; political power |
| 政党 | zhèngdǎng | political party |
| 行政 | xíngzhèng | administration; (attributive) administrative; executive |
| 财政 | cáizhèng | public finance; government finance |
| 首府 | shǒufǔ | capital city of an autonomous region |
| 邮政 | yóuzhèng | postal service; postal |
| 家政 | jiāzhèng | housekeeping |
| 廉政 | liánzhèng | to govern with integrity; clean and honest government |
| 政客 | zhèngkè | politician |
| 政治家 | zhèngzhìjiā | statesman; politician |
Questions about 政府
What does 政府 mean?
政府 (zhèngfǔ) means "government" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 政府?
政府 is made of 2 characters: 政 (9 strokes), 府 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 政府 an HSK word?
Yes. 政府 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say local government or central government in Chinese?
Central government is 中央政府 (zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ). Local government is 地方政府 (dìfāng zhèngfǔ), and a city government is 市政府 (shì zhèngfǔ).
Is 政府 the same as 政权 (zhèngquán)?
No. 政府 is the government as an administrative body that runs things day to day. 政权 refers to political power or a regime, and it sounds more formal and sometimes more political or critical.