政治
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
政治 (zhèngzhì) · politics
政治 (zhèngzhì) means “politics; political”. It is written with 2 characters: 政 (government) + 治 (to treat). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 政治 is built
The characters
政 zhèng · government
What 政 is made of
- 正zhèng — straight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
治 zhì · to treat
What 治 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 台tái — platform
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A structure 台 that directs the flow of water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他对政治没有兴趣。Tā duì zhèngzhì méiyǒu xìngqù.He has no interest in politics.
她在大学学的是政治吗？Tā zài dàxué xué de shì zhèngzhì ma?Did she study politics at university?
Questions about 政治
What does 政治 mean?
政治 (zhèngzhì) means “politics; political”.
How do you pronounce 政治?
政治 is pronounced zhèngzhì.
Which HSK level is 政治?
政治 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 政府zhèngfǔgovernment
- 财政cáizhèngpublic finance
- 行政xíngzhèngadministration
- 政策zhèngcèpolicy
- 政权zhèngquánpolitical power
- 治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness)
- 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
- 统治tǒngzhìto rule
- 治安zhì'ānpublic order
- 治理zhìlǐto manage
Learn 政治 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.