Táng Tàizōng hěn huì zhìguó, zhòngyòng le hěnduō yǒu cáinéng de dàchén.
Emperor Taizong of Tang governed well and gave many talented ministers important posts.
Tips
usage
Formal and political. Common frames: 治国之道 'the way to govern' and the slogan 依法治国 'to govern the country by law'. In everyday talk, 管理国家 says the same thing plainly.
culture
The Confucian classic 《大学》 'Great Learning' sets out a ladder: 修身 'cultivate yourself', 齐家 'put your family in order', 治国 'govern the state', 平天下 'bring peace to the world'. Each step rests on the one before it.
