# 统治 (tǒngzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 统治 (tǒngzhì) means “to rule; to govern”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to rule; to govern
- Pinyin: tǒngzhì (tong3 zhi4)
- Traditional: 統治
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 国王统治了这个王国四十年。
  Guówáng tǒngzhìle zhège wángguó sìshí nián.
  The king ruled this kingdom for forty years.

## Characters

- 统 (tǒng): to gather; to unite
- [治](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-treat/) (zhì): to treat (an illness); to govern

https://hanziro.com/word/tong-zhi-rule/

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