民政部

mínzhèngbù

noun

Meanings

1 Ministry of Civil Affairs (of the PRC)

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Examples

结婚离婚都要去民政部下属的民政局办理。

Jiéhūn líhūn dōu yào qù Mínzhèngbù xiàshǔ de Mínzhèngjú bànlǐ.

Marriage and divorce are both handled at the local Civil Affairs Bureau, which reports to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

民政部公布了最新的低保标准。

Mínzhèngbù gōngbùle zuìxīn de dībǎo biāozhǔn.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has released the latest minimum living allowance standards.

民政部负责救灾和社会救助工作。

Mínzhèngbù fùzé jiùzāi hé shèhuì jiùzhù gōngzuò.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for disaster relief and social assistance.

Tips

culture

Handles marriages/divorces, NGO registration, social assistance, elderly and disabled welfare, disaster relief, and place-name standardization. The local branch — 民政局 — is where couples go to 领证 (get their marriage certificate).

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民 mín

政 zhèng

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