English–Chinese

“government” in Chinese

Chinese

Also政权 (zhèng quán)

Pinyinzhèng fǔ

这个城市的政府很重视环保。zhè ge chéng shì de zhèng fǔ hěn zhòng shì huán bǎo

The city government cares a lot about protecting the environment.

“Government” in Chinese is 政府 (zhèng fǔ).

The organized authority responsible for running a community and making public decisions.

公司决定向政府申请补贴。gōng sī jué dìng xiàng zhèng fǔ shēn qǐng bǔ tiē

The company decided to apply to the government for a subsidy.

In everyday speech, this word can refer to public administration as a whole, while a specific ministry or bureau is named when the exact office matters.

zhèng quán

noungovernment

选举后，政权发生了更替。xuán jǔ hòu zhèng quán fā shēng le gēng tì

There was a change of government after the election.