政协委员

政協委員

zhèngxiéwěiyuán

noun

Measure Word

一位政协委员 wèi

Meanings

1 CPPCC member
2 member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Characters

consultative (协商)

Examples

政协委员每年开会提出建议。

Zhèngxié wěiyuán měi nián kāihuì tíchū jiànyì.

CPPCC members meet each year to put forward proposals.

他当选为新一届政协委员。

Tā dāngxuǎn wéi xīn yí jiè zhèngxié wěiyuán.

He was elected as a member of the new CPPCC term.

很多政协委员是各界代表人物。

Hěn duō zhèngxié wěiyuán shì gè jiè dàibiǎo rénwù.

Many CPPCC members are representative figures from various sectors.

Tips

culture

The CPPCC (政协) is the political advisory body that runs in parallel with the National People's Congress (人大). Together these make up the annual 两会 (Two Sessions) in March.

usage

Unlike 人大代表, 政协委员 are appointed rather than elected, and include non-Party figures, celebrities, and industry leaders.

Stroke Order

政 zhèng

协 xié

委 wěi

员 yuán