No. 33 in Chinese
政府
"Government"
In a sentence
政府正在努力改善国家的交通状况。
The government is working hard to improve the country's transportation conditions.
Here, '政府' refers to the governing body responsible for national or regional administrative decisions.
一些人认为政府应该更加关注教育的发展。
Some people think the government should pay more attention to the development of education.
In this sentence, '政府' denotes the entity that has the authority and responsibility to address and fund societal priorities.
当地政府宣布了一项新的经济政策。
The local government announced a new economic policy.
This illustrates '政府' as a specific level of administration, '当地政府' meaning 'local government.'
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