政通人和

zhèngtōngrénhé

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

government; governance

to flow smoothly

Examples

这位市长任期内，政通人和，百姓安居乐业。

Zhè wèi shìzhǎng rènqī nèi, zhèngtōngrénhé, bǎixìng ānjūlèyè.

Under this mayor's tenure, the government ran well and the people lived happily.

只有政通人和，社会才能长治久安。

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 《岳阳楼记》: 越明年，政通人和，百废俱兴 — '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

政 zhèng

通 tōng

人 rén

和 hé