上有政策，下有对策 in English shang4 you3 zheng4 ce4 , xia4 you3 dui4 ce4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

上 有 政 策 ， 下 有 对 策

Traditional Characters

上 有 政 策 ， 下 有 對 策

Pinyin

shang4 you3 zheng4 ce4 , xia4 you3 dui4 ce4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 有you3to have 政zheng4political 策ce4surname Ce ， 下xia4down 有you3to have 对dui4right 策ce4surname Ce