当政 (dāng zhèng) — to be in power, to hold office

Definition

Examples

• 他当了三年政，做了很多改革。
  Tā dāng le sān nián zhèng, zuò le hěn duō gǎi gé.
  He held power for three years and made many reforms.
• 这个政党已经当政二十年了。
  Zhè ge zhèng dǎng yǐ jīng dāng zhèng èr shí nián le.
  This political party has been in power for twenty years.
• 他当政期间，经济快速增长。
  Tā dāng zhèng qī jiān, jīng jì kuài sù zēng zhǎng.
  During his tenure in power, the economy grew rapidly.