财政危机 (cái zhèng wēi jī) — fiscal crisis; financial crisis (of a governmen… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

'Fiscal crisis' — a government or public-sector financial crisis, distinct from a banking/currency crisis (金融危机). Idiomatic term used in news and economic writing.

idiom

fiscal crisisfinancial crisis (of a government or public sector)

Examples

财政危机。
Zhè cì cái zhèng wēi jī dǎo zhì le hěn duō guó jiā jīng jì shuāi tuì.
This fiscal crisis caused economic recession in many countries.
财政危机。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài cǎi qǔ cuò shī yìng duì cái zhèng wēi jī.
The government is taking measures to deal with the fiscal crisis.
财政危机，。
cái zhèng wēi jī Bào fā hòu, gōng gòng zhī chū dà fú jiǎn shǎo.
After the fiscal crisis broke out, public spending was drastically reduced.

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.

财政financial affairs

财cáifinance政zhèngadministration

偏正Modifier + head

危机dangerous situation

危wēidanger机jīmoment

偏正Modifier + head

财政 means financial affairs and 危机 means dangerous situation, together fiscal crisis.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

厃厃wěiperson on a cliff or mountain
卩卩jiékneeling person

危 is built from 厃, showing a person on a cliff or mountain, and 卩, showing a kneeling person.

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

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ机jī

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

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