内政 (nèi zhèng) — domestic affairs; internal affairs (of a country)

Definition

Examples

• 任何国家都有权独立处理自己的内政。
  Rèn hé guó jiā dōu yǒu quán dú lì chǔ lǐ zì jǐ de nèi zhèng.
  Every country has the right to handle its own internal affairs independently.
• 改革必须从内政做起，不能依赖外部力量。
  Gǎi gé bì xū cóng nèi zhèng zuò qǐ, bù néng yī lài wài bù lì liàng.
  Reforms must start from domestic affairs; they cannot rely on external forces.
• 该国政府专注于内政，暂时放缓了外交活动。
  Gāi guó zhèng fǔ zhuān zhù yú nèi zhèng, zàn shí fàng huǎn le wài jiāo huó dòng.
  That country's government focuses on domestic affairs and has temporarily slowed down diplomatic activities.

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