HSK 6 · Money

财政 cáizhèng “public finance” in Chinese

Traditional 財政

What 财政 means

  1. public finance
  2. financial
  3. government finance

How to say 财政

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale财cái2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale政zhèng4th tone, falling

财政 in a sentence

  1. 我们必须从财政方面考虑一下这个计划。

    Wǒmen bìxū cóng cáizhèng fāngmiàn kǎolǜ yíxià zhè ge jìhuà.

    We must consider this plan from a financial point of view.

    Sentence #339286 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 减税常被用作刺激经济的主要财政手段。

    Jiǎnshuì cháng bèi yòngzuò cìjī jīngjì de zhǔyào cáizhèng shǒuduàn.

    Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.

    Sentence #797515 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 俄罗斯面临着严重的财政困难。

    Éluósī miànlín zhe yánzhòng de cáizhèng kùnnan.

    Russia is facing serious financial difficulties.

    Sentence #405750 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 财政 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 财 (cái) with each of its parts in a different colour
财cáimoney
  • 贝sea shell · bèiMeaning part
  • 才ability · cáiSound part

贝 hints at the meaning (sea shell); 才 (cái) hints at the sound. Compare it with cái.

The character 政 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
政zhèngpolitical
  • 正straight · zhēngSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 正 (zhēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèng.

How to write 财政

财 7 strokes · 政 9 strokes

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财政 (cáizhèng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 财政 (cáizhèng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 财政

Words with 财

财产cáichǎn · property财富cáifù · wealth财务cáiwù · financial affairs发财fācái · to get rich

Words with 政

政府zhèngfǔ · government政治zhèngzhì · politics行政xíngzhèng · administration政策zhèngcè · policy政权zhèngquán · political power

More words: Money & Economy

财富cáifù · wealth采购cǎigòu · to purchase (for an organisation)彩票cǎipiào · lottery ticket财务cáiwù · financial affairs偿还chánghuán · to repay畅销chàngxiāo · best-selling产业chǎnyè · industry钞票chāopiào · banknote

FAQs

财政 (cáizhèng) means “public finance” or “financial”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it cáizhèng: cái with a 2nd tone, then zhèng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 财政 is written 財政. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type caizheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 财政 from the suggestions. Typing caizheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
财政 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.