改革派 (gǎi gé pài) — reformist faction, reform camp; reformists (as a collective group)

Definition

A collective noun for the 'reformist camp' — a group that pushes for gradual, systematic change, contrasted with 保守派 (conservative camp) who resist it. Used in political, institutional, and historical contexts.

noun
reformist factionreform campreformists (as a collective group)

Examples

  • 改革派。
    gǎi gé pài Zhǔ zhāng tōng guò jiàn jìn de fāng shì gǎi biàn xiàn yǒu zhì dù.
    The reformist faction advocates changing the existing system through gradual means.
  • ，改革派。
    Zài dǎng nèi, gǎi gé pài hé bǎo shǒu pài de zhēng lùn yuè lái yuè jī liè.
    Within the party, the debate between the reformist faction and the conservative faction is becoming increasingly intense.
  • ，改革派。
    Lì shǐ shàng, gǎi gé pài céng tuī dòng guò duō cì zhòng yào de shè huì biàn gé.
    Historically, reformists have driven many important social changes.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

改革reform
改gǎichange革géchange
联合Side by side
派pàifaction

改革 means reform and 派 means faction; together they name a reformist faction.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
巳
巳sì改gǎi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

An early form of 改 paired 巳 as a sound part with 攴 as a meaning part; the sound part later changed.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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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
水水shuǐwater; river
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂢
𠂢𠂢派pài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

派 is built from 水 (water/river) and 𠂢. 𠂢 gives the sound, and 水 was added later to tell the character apart from the older form.

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