Definition
党 (dǎng) refers to a political party or, historically, a faction/clique. It is the core word for 'party' in political contexts, while 政党 (zhèng dǎng) is the full, formal term for 'political party'. 派别 (pài bié) is a broader term for any faction or school of thought, not necessarily political.
noun
political party(historical) factionclique
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 兑duìlook-aliketo exchange, to convert, to redeem (currency, checks, points)
- 当dāngsound-alike(verb) to act as, to serve as, to be
- 祝zhùlook-aliketo wish (someone something good)
- 当dàngsound-alike(onomatopoeia) dong, ding-dong (bell sound)
- 挡dǎngsound-aliketo block, to obstruct; to get in the way of
Examples
- 党。Tā jiārù le yí gè xīn de dǎng.He joined a new political party.
- 党。Zhège dǎng de chéngyuán yuè lái yuè lái yuè duō.The membership of this party is growing.
- ，党。Zài xuǎnjǔ zhōng, měi gè dǎng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de zhǔzhāng.In elections, each party has its own platform.
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