gān
zhèng

literary
formal

Meaning of 干政

干政 means to interfere in government affairs; to meddle in state politics. Pronounced gān zhèng.

  • to interfere in government affairs; to meddle in state politics

Definitions & Examples

Huàn
guān
gān
zhèng
shì
Dōng
Hàn
miè
wáng
de
zhòng
yào
yuán
yīn
zhī
 

Eunuch interference in government was one of the important reasons for the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty.

dài
wáng
cháo
dōu
yán
jìn
hòu
gōng
gān
zhèng
 

Dynasties throughout history strictly prohibited the imperial harem from interfering in government affairs.

Wài
gān
zhèng
wǎng
wǎng
huì
dǎo
zhì
cháo
zhèng
bài
 

Interference by maternal relatives in state affairs often leads to political corruption.