政客 (zhèng kè) — (derogatory) politician
Definition
A derogatory term for 'politician' — implies someone self-serving or scheming for power, not a neutral label. Use 政治家 (or just 政治家) for a respected political figure.
noun
(derogatory) politician
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 政客，。Zhè xiē zhèng kè zhī zhī dào zhēng quán duó lì, bù kǎo lǜ rén mín.These politicians only care about power struggles, not the people.
- 政客，。Tā bú guò shì yí gè jiǎo huá de zhèng kè, bù zhí dé xìn rèn.He is nothing but a cunning politician, not worthy of trust.
- 政客。Xuǎn mín duì nà bāng zhèng kè gǎn dào fēi cháng shī wàng.Voters are very disappointed with that bunch of politicians.
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