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    Chinese Grammar

    Using 政治 (zhèngzhì) to talk about "politics"

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    政治 + Noun

    Explanation

    政治 (zhèngzhì) is a noun meaning "politics" or "political affairs." It is commonly used in compound phrases such as 政治经济 (political economy) or 政治稳定 (political stability). It can also function as an attributive modifier before other nouns.

    Examples

    • 他对政治一点兴趣都没有。

      Tā duì zhèngzhì yìdiǎn xìngqù dōu méiyǒu.

      He has no interest in politics at all.

    • 政治稳定对经济发展非常重要。

      Zhèngzhì wěndìng duì jīngjì fāzhǎn fēicháng zhòngyào.

      Political stability is very important for economic development.

    • 我们老师上课从来不聊政治话题。

      Wǒmen lǎoshī shàngkè cónglái bù liáo zhèngzhì huàtí.

      Our teacher never talks about political topics in class.

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