上有政策，下有对策 shàng yǒu zhèng cè ， xià yǒu duì cè

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
政 zhèng
HSK 5
government, political affairs
策 cè
HSK 6
scheme, plan; to whip; urge
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
对 duì
HSK 1
correct, right; facing, opposed
策 cè
HSK 6
scheme, plan; to whip; urge