TongTong
Sign in

政治家 (zhèng zhì jiā) — statesman; politician (a person skilled in politics or holding a political position)

Definition

noun
statesmanpolitician (a person skilled in politics or holding a political position)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 政治家。
    Zhè wèi zhèng zhì jiā zài guó nèi wài dōu hěn yǒu wēi wàng.
    This statesman is highly respected both at home and abroad.
  • 政治家。
    Zhēn zhèng de zhèng zhì jiā yīng dāng yǐ rén mín lì yì wéi zhòng.
    A true statesman should prioritize the interests of the people.
  • 政治家。
    Xǔ duō nián qīng rén dōu xiǎng chéng wéi zhèng zhì jiā.
    Many young people want to become politicians.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

政治politics
政zhènggovernment治zhìgovernance
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

政 and 治 give politics, and 家 adds a person, so 政治家 is a person in politics.

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.

Open 政 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
台
台tái治zhì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

Open 治 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
Appears in
Government & PoliticsProfessions & Jobs

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.