共和党 (Gòng hé dǎng) — Republican Party (major US political party) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the US Republican Party, one of the two major political parties alongside the Democratic Party (民主党). Translates directly as 'Gonghe Party' — 'Gonghe' (共和) means 'republic.'

noun

Republican Party (major US political party)

Measure word · 个

Examples

共和党。
Gòng hé dǎng Shì měi guó zuì dà de liǎng gè zhèng dǎng zhī yī.
The Republican Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United States.
，共和党。
Zài qù nián de xuǎn jǔ zhōng, Gòng hé dǎng yíng dé le duō shù xí wèi.
In last year's election, the Republican Party won a majority of seats.
共和党。
Gòng hé dǎng Hé mín zhǔ dǎng zài shuì shōu zhèng cè shàng yǒu hěn dà fēn qí.
The Republican Party and the Democratic Party have major differences on tax policy.

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.

共和republic

共gòngcommon和héharmony

联合Coordinate

共和 (common harmony) gives the idea of a republic, while 党 denotes the party.

Characters in this word

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

廾廾gǒngtwo hands
口口kǒuan object

共 shows 廾, two hands, holding up an object. That object was written 口 and later became the 廿-like top.

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

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé和hé

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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