时政 (shí zhèng) — current political affairs; the political situat… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

时政 (shí zhèng) means 'current political affairs' — news, issues, and government matters of the present moment, often used as a topic heading in media and exams.

noun

current political affairsthe political situation of the time

Easily confused

实证shí zhèngsound-alikeconcrete evidence, empirical evidence

Examples

时政。
Tā měi tiān dōu huì kàn shí zhèng xīn wén.
He watches current political news every day.
时政。
Zhè cì kǎo shì yào kǎo shí zhèng bù fen.
This exam will test the current affairs section.
时政。
Jì zhě duì dāng qián de shí zhèng jìn xíng le fēn xī.
The journalist analyzed the current 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.

时shícurrent

政zhèngpolitics

时 and 政 combine current time with political affairs, meaning current 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī時shí

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

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.

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