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倡导 (chàng dǎo) — to advocate; to champion (an idea, policy, or lifestyle)

Definition

倡导 (chàng dǎo) means 'to advocate / champion' an idea, value, or policy in a formal, public-facing way. 提倡 encourages a practice or behavior; 主张 is to hold and argue for a personal view.

verb
to advocateto champion (an idea, policy, or lifestyle)

Examples

  • 倡导，。
    Xué xiào chàng dǎo lǜ sè chū xíng, gǔ lì xué shēng qí zì xíng chē shàng xué.
    The school advocates green travel and encourages students to bike to school.
  • 倡导。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài chàng dǎo yí xiàng xīn de jiào yù gǎi gé fāng àn.
    The government is promoting a new educational reform plan.
  • 倡导。
    Tā shì yí wèi jī jí chàng dǎo hé píng de xué zhě.
    He is a scholar who actively champions peace.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

倡chànginitiate
导dǎoguide

The idea of 倡导 comes from 倡 meaning to lead or initiate and 导 meaning to guide, together forming to advocate.

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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
昌
昌chāng倡chàng
Same sound today

The left 亻 shows it relates to a person, and the right 昌 gives the sound chāng.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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