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人大 (rén dà) — (abbreviation) National People's Congress; (abbreviation) Renmin University of China (People's University)

Definition

Abbreviation for two institutions: 全国人民代表大会 (China's national legislature) and 中国人民大学 (a major Beijing university). The full name and context make it clear which one is meant.

noun
(abbreviation) National People's Congress(abbreviation) Renmin University of China (People's University)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 人大。
    Jīn nián rén dà tōng guò le xīn de fǎ lǜ.
    This year the People's Congress passed a new law.
  • 人大。
    Wǒ jiě jie zài rén dà dú shū.
    My older sister studies at Renmin University.
  • 人大。
    rén dà Dài biǎo men zhèng zài tǎo lùn jīng jì wèn tí.
    The NPC representatives are discussing economic issues.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

人rénpeople
大dàuniversity or congress

人 means people, and 大 stands for university or congress, so the abbreviation names the people's institution.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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