created sense approved 制衡 · zhìhéng · to check and balance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
制衡
zhìhéng
to check and balance
to exercise mutual restraint so as to maintain a balance or equilibrium
制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 衡 (literal) → 衡 · héng · balanced
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created sense approved 制衡 · zhìhéng · checks and balances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
制衡
zhìhéng
checks and balances
a system of mutual restraint between different branches of government to prevent any one from becoming too powerful
制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 衡 (literal) → 衡 · héng · balanced
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition