上
有
政
策
，
下
有
对
策
s
h
à
n
g
y
ǒ
u
z
h
è
n
g
c
è
,
x
i
à
y
ǒ
u
d
u
ì
c
è
Definitions
1. The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
Components
上
shàng
–
on top
有
yǒu
–
to have
政策
zhèng cè
–
policy
下
xià
–
down
对策
duì cè
–
countermeasure for dealing with a situation