制衡

zhìhéng

verb #33,608

Meanings

1 to check and balance (power)
2 checks and balances
3 to keep (one another) in check

Characters

to control, restrain

to weigh, balance

Examples

HSK 6

三权分立的目的是相互制衡。

Sānquán fēnlì de mùdì shì xiānghù zhìhéng.

The purpose of separation of powers is mutual checks and balances.

HSK 7-9

公司董事会用独立董事来制衡管理层。

Gōngsī dǒngshìhuì yòng dúlì dǒngshì lái zhìhéng guǎnlǐcéng.

The board uses independent directors to keep management in check.

Tips

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Political-science and corporate-governance vocabulary, often translated as 'checks and balances'. Stock collocations: 相互制衡 (mutual checks), 权力制衡 (balance of powers), 制衡机制 (check-and-balance mechanism). The verb is two-place: A 制衡 B = 'A keeps B in check'.

Stroke Order

制 zhì

衡 héng