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国计民生

guó jì mín shēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) national economy and people's livelihood
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

國計民生 国计民生 [guo2 ji4 min2 sheng1] /(idiom) national economy and people's livelihood/

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Other forms in these source records: 國計民生

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 计
    jì

    to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge

    Jì

    surname Ji

  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 生
    shēng

    to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.