思政

Mandarin · pinyin sī zhèng

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  1. ideological and political education (abbr. for 思想政治教育 sī xiǎng zhèng zhì jiào yù) (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broadly, ideological guidance in workplaces, media and public discourse)
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思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
政
zhèng · government, political affairs
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1–4 · si1 zheng4

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思政 · si1 zheng4
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Exact source record思政 思政 [si1 zheng4] /ideological and political education (abbr. for 思想政治教育[si1 xiang3 zheng4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4]) (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broadly, ideological guidance in workplaces, media and public discourse)/