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

rules above, tricks below; people dodge rules

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
to go up; on top; above
to have; there is; there are
government; political; politics
policy; plan; scheme
down; below; to go down
to have; there is; there are
for; towards; at
policy; plan; scheme