政局 (zhèng jú) — political situation; political scene | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

政局 refers to the overall political situation or state of affairs of a country or region — a big-picture term often used in news and formal analysis.

noun

political situationpolitical scene

Examples

政局，。
Dāng qián zhèng jú shí fēn fù zá, gè guó dōu zài mì qiè guān zhù.
The current political situation is very complex, and countries around the world are closely watching.
政局。
Zhè chǎng jīng jì wēi jī duì zhèng jú zào chéng le jù dà yǐng xiǎng.
This economic crisis has had a huge impact on the political scene.
政局。
Fēn xī jiā men duì wèi lái de zhèng jú chí jǐn shèn tài dù.
Analysts are cautious about the future political situation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

政zhèngpolitics

局júsituation

政 (politics) and 局 (situation) together mean the political scene.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng政zhèng

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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