拥护 (yōng hù) — to support (publicly and firmly); to endorse | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

拥护 is a formal, often public endorsement of a person, policy, or cause — stronger and more solemn than 赞成 or 赞同, which are more neutral 'agree/approve.' Use it when the support is collective or political.

verb

to support (publicly and firmly)to endorse

Examples

拥护。
Quán guó rén mín dōu yōng hù zhè ge xīn zhèng cè.
The whole country supports this new policy.
拥护。
Tā gōng kāi yōng hù nà wèi hòu xuǎn rén.
He publicly endorsed that candidate.
拥护，拥护。
Wǒ men yōng hù gǎi gé, yě yōng hù kāi fàng.
We support reform, and we also support opening up.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

拥yōngsupport

护hùprotect

拥 and 护 both mean to hold up and protect, so together they describe firm support.

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.

扌用拥

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

用

用yòng拥yōng

Same sound today

拥 pairs 扌 (hand) with 用, 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.

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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