守旧派 (shǒu jiù pài) — conservatives (as a group or faction)

Definition

A collective noun for people who cling to old ways and resist change. As a -派 faction term, it names the whole group (not an individual conservative).

noun

conservatives (as a group or faction)

Examples

守旧派。
shǒu jiù pài Fǎn duì rèn hé gǎi gé.
The conservatives oppose any reform.
，守旧派。
Zài zhè cì xuǎn jǔ zhōng, shǒu jiù pài huò dé le duō shù zhī chí.
In this election, the conservatives gained majority support.
守旧派。
shǒu jiù pài De xiǎng fǎ yǐ jīng guò shí le.
The conservatives' ideas are already outdated.

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