盟 (méng) — alliance, league (in compounds like 联盟, 同盟); oath, pact, covenant (in compounds like 盟约, 盟誓); administrative division in Inner Mongolia (equivalent to a prefecture)
Definition
A bound (combining) form used in compounds, not on its own. As a noun it means 'alliance' (同盟) or 'oath/pact' (盟约); as a regional unit, a 盟 is a prefecture-level division of Inner Mongolia, now mostly redesignated as a city (市).
bound form
allianceleague (in compounds like 联盟, 同盟)oathpactcovenant (in compounds like 盟约, 盟誓)administrative division in Inner Mongolia (equivalent to a prefecture)
Examples
- 。Zhè liǎng gè guó jiā qiān dìng le tóng méng tiáo yuē.These two countries signed a treaty of alliance.
- 盟。Tā men zài shén qián lì xià le shān méng hǎi shì.They made an oath before the gods (a solemn vow of love).
- 盟。Nèi měng gǔ de nà xiē méng xiàn zài dōu gǎi wéi shì le.Those leagues in Inner Mongolia have now all been changed into cities.
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