为政

為政
wéizhèng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to govern; to run the affairs of state
  2. 2 Weizheng, Book 2 of the Analects

Examples

HSK 6
Gǔrén rènwéi, wéizhèng zuì zhòngyào de shì dédào bǎixìng de xìnrèn.
People in ancient times held that the most important thing in governing was winning the people's trust.
HSK 7-9
" Wēngù'érzhīxīn " zhè jù huà chūzì 《 Lúnyǔ · Wéizhèng 》.
The saying 'review the old to learn the new' comes from the Weizheng book of the Analects.

Tips

history
Book 2 of the Analects is named after its opening words, 子曰:为政以德 'The Master said: govern by virtue'. It holds some of the best-known sayings: Confucius's life in stages from fifteen to seventy, the source of 三十而立, and 学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆 'learning without thought is lost; thought without learning is dangerous'.
register
As a verb 为政 belongs to formal and classical writing, as in 为政清廉 'to govern honestly'. Everyday Chinese says 执政 or 治理.

Stroke Order

为 wéi
政 zhèng