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上有政策，下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

9-character word Traditional 上有政策，下有對策

What 上有政策，下有对策 means

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

The characters in 上有政策，下有对策

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 政zhèngpolitical; politics; government
• 策cèpolicy; plan; scheme
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
• 策cèpolicy; plan; scheme