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老人政治

gerontocracy; rule by the elderly

老人政治
lǎorén zhèngzhì3rd tone

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Pinyin
lǎorén zhèngzhì
Strokes
25
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1

Stroke order for 老人政治

老人政治 is written with 25 strokes (老: 6, 人: 2, 政: 9, 治: 8). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

Beyond-level compound; the Chinese title of Samuel Moyn's book.

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他今年出了一本书,书名叫《美国的老人政治》。

This year he published a book titled 'Gerontocracy in America'.

Peak Boomer Is Over: Elderly Incomes and Wealth Are Falling Behind the Young Across the Rich World

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