HSK 5 · Society

政府 zhèngfǔ “government” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 政府 means

  1. government

Measure word 个 gè · 一个政府 yí ge zhèngfǔ

How to say 政府

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale府fǔ3rd tone, dipping

政府 in a sentence

  1. 你知道从火车站到市政府有多远？

    Nǐ zhīdao cóng huǒchēzhàn dào shìzhèngfǔ yǒu duō yuǎn?

    Do you know how far it is from the train station to the town hall?

    Sentence #333091 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 政府用直升机把物资送到了那个小岛。

    Zhèngfǔ yòng zhíshēngjī bǎ wùzī sòng dào le nà ge xiǎodǎo.

    The government flew supplies to the island by helicopter.

    Sentence #669099 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 经济繁荣稳定，是每个政府都想达到的目标。

    Jīngjì fánróng wěndìng, shì měi ge zhèngfǔ dōu xiǎng dádào de mùbiāo.

    A prosperous, stable economy is the goal of every government.

    Sentence #373395 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 政府 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 府 (fǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
府fǔseat of government
  • 广shelter · guǎngMeaning part
  • 付give · fùSound part

广 hints at the meaning (shelter); 付 (fù) hints at the sound. Compare it with fǔ.

How to write 政府

政 9 strokes · 府 8 strokes

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

Words related to 政府

Words with 政

政治zhèngzhì · politics财政cáizhèng · public finance行政xíngzhèng · administration政策zhèngcè · policy政权zhèngquán · political power

More words: Society & Law

义务yìwù · duty战争zhànzhēng · war证件zhèngjiàn · certificate证据zhèngjù · evidence政治zhèngzhì · politics志愿者zhìyuànzhě · volunteer执照zhízhào · licence制度zhìdù · system (of rules)

FAQs

政府 (zhèngfǔ) means “government”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhèngfǔ: zhèng with a 4th tone, then fǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 政府 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one government is 一个政府 (yí ge zhèngfǔ).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengfu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 政府 from the suggestions. Typing zhengfu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
政府 is an HSK 5 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.