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our country and the world

Follow news about countries and the world: policies, citizens, flags and anthems, diplomats and international events.

today’s words

• 政策 zhèngcè · policy
• 推行 tuīxíng · to carry out, introduce
• 健全 jiànquán · sound, complete; to perfect
• 制 zhì · system; to make, set up
• 中央 zhōngyāng · centre; central
• 总理 zǒnglǐ · premier, prime minister
• 公民 gōngmín · citizen
• 投票 tóupiào · to vote
• 当选 dāngxuǎn · to be elected
• 民主 mínzhǔ · democracy; democratic
• 公 gōng · public; male (animal)
• 国情 guóqíng · a country’s conditions
• 国旗 guóqí · national flag
• 国歌 guógē · national anthem
• 祖国 zǔguó · motherland, homeland
• 外交 wàijiāo · diplomacy, foreign affairs
• 大使 dàshǐ · ambassador
• 会见 huìjiàn · to meet (formally)
• 联合国 Liánhéguó · the United Nations
• 两岸 liǎng'àn · both banks (of a river)
• 海内外 hǎinèiwài · at home and abroad
• 往来 wǎnglái · contact; to come and go
• 主办 zhǔbàn · to host, organise
• 局面 júmiàn · situation, state of affairs

sentences

• 这项政策推行了一年，局面已经好多了。 · A year after the policy was introduced, things are much better.
• 每个公民都应该了解自己国家的国情。 · Every citizen should understand their own country’s situation.
• 小区要选新的负责人，大家民主投票，王阿姨当选了。 · Our estate needed a new person in charge: everyone voted, and Auntie Wang was elected.
• 我们公司实行五天工作制，周末不加班。 · Our company works a five-day week: no weekend overtime.
• 不去不知道，一去才发现，江两岸的灯光这么美！ · You don’t know until you go: the lights along both banks of the river are stunning!