# 专制 (zhuānzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 专制 (zhuānzhì) means “autocracy; autocratic; despotic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: autocracy; autocratic; despotic
- Pinyin: zhuānzhì (zhuan1 zhi4)
- Traditional: 專制
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 人们反对那个时代的专制统治。
  Rénmen fǎnduì nàge shídài de zhuānzhì tǒngzhì.
  People opposed the autocratic rule of that era.

## Characters

- 专 (zhuān): for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing
- [制](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-make/) (zhì): to make; to control

https://hanziro.com/word/zhuan-zhi-autocracy/

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