财政 (cái zhèng) — public finance; fiscal affairs | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

财政 refers specifically to government public finance — budgets, taxation, revenue and expenditure. 金融 is broader, covering the whole financial industry and markets.

noun

public financefiscal affairs

Examples

财政。
Jīn nián cái zhèng yù suàn bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
This year's fiscal budget has increased by ten percent compared to last year.
财政。
Dì fāng zhèng fǔ xū yào píng héng cái zhèng shōu zhī.
Local governments need to balance fiscal revenue and expenditure.
财政，。
Tā shì yì míng cái zhèng zhuān jiā, zhuān mén yán jiū shuì shōu zhèng cè.
He is a public finance expert specializing in tax policy.

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zhèngadministration

财政 pairs 财 (money) and 政 (administration), pointing to public money management.

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 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

貝才財

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

才cái財cái

Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

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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