Chinese word

财政

Pronunciation

Pinyincái zhèng

Meaning

  • nounfinance

Example

我们要控制国家的财政支出。wǒ men yào kòng zhì guó jiā de cái zhèng zhī chū

We need to control the country's public spending.

Illustration for 财政 (finance)

More examples

地方财政紧张影响了基础设施建设的推进。dì fāng cái zhèng jǐn zhāng yíng xiǎng le jī chǔ shè shī jiàn shè de tuī jìn

Local financial difficulties have affected progress on infrastructure construction.

Core concept

A government system that gathers public money and directs it toward services and economic goals.

Common phrases

  • 财政预算cái zhèng yù suàn

    public budget

  • 财政体制cái zhèng tǐ zhì

    public finance system

  • 地方财政dì fāng cái zhèng

    local public finances

Similar words

财务cái wù: The management of an organization's income, expenses, and accounts.
预算yù suàn: A plan for estimating and distributing income and spending during a set period.
经费jīng fèi: Money set aside for a particular activity or project.
税收shuì shōu: Money collected by a government from individuals and businesses under the law.

Definition in Chinese

政府为维持公共服务和调节经济而进行的收入分配与支出安排及其管理。zhèng fǔ wèi wéi chí gōng gòng fú wù hé tiáo jié jīng jì ér jìn xíng de shōu rù fēn pèi yǔ zhī chū ān pái jí qí guán lǐ

Word origin

财 (cái, "wealth") + 政 (zhèng, "government") combines public resources with government administration to name the organized handling of state revenue and spending.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun sounds formal and usually belongs to public-policy talk about taxes, budgets, or government spending rather than a person's or family's money.

Related words

  • 财政制度cái zhèng zhì dùpublic finance systemnoun
  • 财政拨款cái zhèng bō kuǎnfiscal allocationnoun

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