上有政策，下有对策

Traditional: 上有政策，下有對策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

Dictionary entry

The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

What does 上有政策，下有对策 mean?

上有政策，下有对策 (shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

Character breakdown

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)政zhèngpolitical · politics 策Cèsurname Ce 下xiàdown · downwards 对duìright; correct · towards; at; for

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How to pronounce 上有政策，下有对策

上有政策，下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

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