常委

chángwěi

noun

Meanings

1 standing committee member
2 abbreviation of 常务委员会 (standing committee)

Characters

regular; standing

to entrust; committee

Examples

他是市委常委。

Tā shì shì wěi chángwěi.

He is a standing committee member of the municipal Party committee.

政治局常委每五年一届。

Zhèngzhìjú chángwěi měi wǔ nián yí jiè.

The Politburo Standing Committee serves five-year terms.

这次常委会讨论了财政问题。

Zhè cì chángwěihuì tǎolùn le cáizhèng wèntí.

This standing committee meeting discussed fiscal issues.

Tips

usage

Short for 常务委员 (member) or 常务委员会 (body). In Chinese politics most often refers to 中央政治局常务委员会 (Politburo Standing Committee) — the top decision-making body of the CCP, currently seven members.

Stroke Order

常 cháng

委 wěi