国家发展计划委员会

Traditional form:

國家發展計劃委員會

Pinyin (reading):

Guójiā Fāzhǎn Jìhuà Wěiyuánhuì

Definitions:

• PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會／国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會／国家发展和改革委员会

Characters:

• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 展 - to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
• 计 - to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
• 划 - to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
• 委 - to appoint, to commission, to send
• 员 - employee; member; personnel, staff
• 会 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group

Traditional characters:

• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 展 - to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
• 計 - to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
• 劃 - to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
• 委 - to appoint, to commission, to send
• 員 - employee; member; personnel, staff
• 會 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group