HSK 6 · Society

政策 zhèngcè “policy” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 政策 means

  1. policy

Measure word 个 gè · 一个政策 yí ge zhèngcè

How to say 政策

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale政zhèng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale策cè4th tone, falling

政策 in a sentence

  1. 我们研究了政府的经济政策。

    Wǒmen yánjiū le zhèngfǔ de jīngjì zhèngcè.

    We studied the government’s economic policy.

    Sentence #2028011 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这个政策的目的是改善最贫困城市的环境。

    Zhè ge zhèngcè de mùdì shì gǎishàn zuì pínkùn chéngshì de huánjìng.

    The aim of this policy is to improve the environment in the poorest cities.

    Sentence #814138 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 这个政策导致物价大幅度的上升。

    Zhè ge zhèngcè dǎozhì wùjià dà fúdù de shàngshēng.

    This policy led to a sharp rise in prices.

    Sentence #436017 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 政策 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 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.

The character 策 (cè) with each of its parts in a different colour
策cèpolicy
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 朿thorn · cìSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 朿 (cì) hints at the sound. Compare it with cè.

How to write 政策

政 9 strokes · 策 12 strokes

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

Words related to 政策

Words with 政

政府zhèngfǔ · government政治zhèngzhì · politics财政cáizhèng · public finance行政xíngzhèng · administration政权zhèngquán · political power

Words with 策

鞭策biāncè · to spur on策划cèhuà · to plan决策juécè · to make a policy decision策略cèlüè · strategy对策duìcè · countermeasure

More words: Society & Law

占领zhànlǐng · to occupy战役zhànyì · battle诈骗zhàpiàn · to defraud阵地zhèndì · position (military)争端zhēngduān · dispute正义zhèngyì · justice争议zhēngyì · dispute侦探zhēntàn · detective

FAQs

政策 (zhèngcè) means “policy”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhèngcè: zhèng with a 4th tone, then cè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 政策 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one policy is 一个政策 (yí ge zhèngcè).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengce with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 政策 from the suggestions. Typing zhengce into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
政策 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.