帮派 (bāng pài) — gang (criminal group); faction (within an organization)
Definition
Means a 'gang' or 'faction' — a group of people bound by shared interest, often with a negative or rivalrous edge. Used broadly for both criminal gangs (帮派之争) and in-house factions (公司帮派).
noun
gang (criminal group)faction (within an organization)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 帮派。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu jǐ gè hēi shè huì bāng pài zài zhēng duó dì pán.This city has several mafia gangs fighting over territory.
- 帮派，。Gōng sī nèi bù chū xiàn le bù tóng de bāng pài, hù xiāng jìng zhēng.Different factions have appeared inside the company, competing with each other.
- 帮派，。Tā jiā rù le nà ge bāng pài, cóng cǐ bú zài gū dān.He joined that gang/faction and was no longer lonely from then on.
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