Chinese word

内阁

Pronunciation

Pinyinnèi gé

Meaning

  • nouncabinet

Example

内阁的成员都很年轻。nèi gé de chéng yuán dōu hěn nián qīng

The members of the cabinet are all very young.

Illustration for 内阁 (cabinet)

More examples

内阁会议定于明天上午举行。nèi gé huì yì dìng yú míng tiān shàng wǔ jǔ xíng

The cabinet meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Core concept

The small circle of top ministers that steers a national government and turns policy into action.

Common phrases

  • 内阁会议nèi gé huì yì

    cabinet meeting

  • 内阁发言人nèi gé fā yán rén

    cabinet spokesperson

  • 内阁通过法案nèi gé tōng guò fǎ àn

    cabinet passes a bill

Similar words

政府zhèng fǔ: The organization that manages public affairs for a country or local area.
国务院guó wù yuàn: China's highest state administrative body.
中央政府zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ: The national government based at the center of a country.
行政机关xíng zhèng jī guān: A public body that carries out administrative duties under the law.

Definition in Chinese

国家或政府中负责制定和执行政策的最高行政集体，通常由首相或总理和各部部长组成。guó jiā huò zhèng fǔ zhōng fù zé zhì dìng hé zhí xíng zhèng cè de zuì gāo xíng zhèng jí tǐ tōng cháng yóu shǒu xiàng huò zóng lǐ hé gè bù bù zhǎng zǔ chéng

Word origin

内阁 (nèigé, "cabinet") is formed from 内 (nèi, "inner") and 阁 (gé, "room or pavilion"), linking the word to an inner council where government affairs were handled.

Usage tips

  • The English equivalent also names a piece of furniture, so political context such as ministers, government, or policy identifies the meaning.

Opposites

  • 反对党fǎn duì dǎngopposition partynoun

Related words

  • 内阁改组nèi gé gái zǔcabinet reshufflenoun
  • 内阁制nèi gé zhìcabinet systemnoun

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