制衡

zhìhéng

verb #33,608

Meanings

1 to check and balance (power)
2 checks and balances
3 to keep (one another) in check

Characters

to control, restrain

to weigh, balance

Examples

三权分立的目的是相互制衡。

Sānquán fēnlì de mùdì shì xiānghù zhìhéng.

The purpose of separation of powers is mutual checks and balances.

公司董事会用独立董事来制衡管理层。

Gōngsī dǒngshìhuì yòng dúlì dǒngshì lái zhìhéng guǎnlǐcéng.

The board uses independent directors to keep management in check.

Tips

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Political-science and corporate-governance vocabulary, often translated as 'checks and balances'. Stock collocations: 相互制衡 (mutual checks), 权力制衡 (balance of powers), 制衡机制 (check-and-balance mechanism). The verb is two-place: A 制衡 B = 'A keeps B in check'.

Stroke Order

制 zhì

衡 héng