党规 (dǎng guī) — party rules

Definition

noun
party rules

Examples

  • 党规。
    Měi gè dǎng yuán dōu bì xū zūn shǒu dǎng guī.
    Every party member must abide by the party rules.
  • 党规。
    Tā huā le liǎng gè yuè rèn zhēn xué xí dǎng guī.
    He spent two months studying the party rules carefully.
  • 党规。
    dǎng guī Duì dǎng yuán de xíng wéi yǒu míng què yāo qiú.
    The party rules have clear requirements for the conduct of party members.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

党dǎngparty
规guīrule

党 ('party') and 规 ('rule') together mean party rules.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
儿儿érhuman
Sound part声符shēngfú
尚
尚shàng党dǎng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

党 pairs 尚, giving its sound, with 儿, a human.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

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