匪帮 (fěi bāng) — bandit gang, gang of bandits | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bandit ganggang of bandits

Measure word · 伙

Examples

匪帮。
Zhè ge fěi bāng yǐ jīng bèi jǐng fāng quán bù zhuā huò.
This bandit gang has been completely captured by the police.
匪帮。
Nà ge fěi bāng zài shān qū huó dòng le shí jǐ nián.
That bandit gang operated in the mountainous area for over a decade.
匪帮。
Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī fěi bāng fàn zuì.
The government cracks down hard on bandit gang crimes.

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.

匪, bandit, and 帮, gang, together form a bandit gang.

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.

匚非匪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

匚匚fāngbox

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi匪fěi

Same sound today

匪 is built from 匚, a box, plus 非, which gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 幫; 帮 is its simplified writing.

封帛幫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

帛帛bósilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

封

封fēng幫bāng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 帮's traditional form 幫, 帛 (silk) gives the meaning and 封 gives the sound; it originally named the upper part of a shoe.

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