政通人和

zhèngtōngrénhé
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 government runs smoothly and the people live in harmony; all is well with the state and its people

Examples

Zhè wèi shìzhǎng rènqī nèi, zhèngtōngrénhé, bǎixìng ānjūlèyè.
Under this mayor's tenure, the government ran well and the people lived happily.
Zhǐyǒu zhèngtōngrénhé, shèhuì cáinéng chángzhìjiǔ'ān.
Only when government works smoothly and people live in harmony can society remain stable.

Tips

history
From Fan Zhongyan's Song-dynasty essay 《岳阳》: 明年政通人和 — 'the following year, governance flowed, the people were at peace, and every neglected matter revived.' One of the most famous lines in classical Chinese prose.

Stroke Order

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