Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

政策

/zhèngcè/Roman

English meaning: Policy

Chinese (Simpl.) Definition

(中文)

政策是政府或组织为实现特定目标而制定的行动准则和措施,中国的重大政策决策由中国共产党中央委员会制定。

English Definition

A course of action adopted by a government, institution, or individual. China's landmark policies include the One-Child Policy (1980–2015), the Reform and Opening Up Policy (1978), the Poverty Alleviation Policy (which lifted 800 million out of poverty), and the Belt and Road Initiative. Policy-making in China is centralized within the Communist Party's leadership structure.

Example

改革开放政策是中国现代化进程中最重要的政策决策之一。

In English: The Reform and Opening Up Policy is one of the most important policy decisions in China's modernization process.

Synonyms

  • 方针
  • 政策方针

Literary Heritage

为政以德,譬如北辰,居其所而众星共之。

/Wéi zhèng yǐ dé, pì rú běi chén, jū qí suǒ ér zhòng xīng gòng zhī./

He who governs by virtue is like the North Star: it occupies its place while all the other stars pay homage to it.

孔子 (Confucius) · Philosopher and Educator · 6th–5th century BCE

论语

论语, Chapter 2 (Wei Zheng), Verse 1

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