从政 (cóng zhèng) — to engage in politics; to go into politics; to…

Definition

Means to enter politics as a career. Pairs naturally with 从事 (to pursue a field) — 从政 specifies that the field is government/political work.

verb

to engage in politicsto go into politicsto take up a political career

从政。
Tā dà xué bì yè hòu cóng zhèng le.
He went into politics after graduating from university.
。
Tā cóng guò jǐ nián zhèng.
He was in politics for a few years.
从政。
Hěn duō nián qīng rén xī wàng cóng zhèng gǎi biàn shè huì.
Many young people hope to engage in politics to change society.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

从cóngfollow or take up

从 means to follow or take up, and 政 means politics; together they describe taking up political work.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 從; 从 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

从

Same sound today

The traditional form 從 pairs 辵 (walk) with 从, which gives the sound; the character was originally written 从.

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

Same sound today

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

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