党内 (dǎng nèi) — inside the party; inner-party (especially refer…

Definition

noun

inside the partyinner-party (especially referring to the Communist Party of China)

党内。
Tā zài dǎng nèi dān rèn zhòng yào zhí wù.
He holds an important position within the party.
党内。
dǎng nèi Yǒu yán gé de jì lǜ yāo qiú.
There are strict disciplinary requirements inside the party.
党内。
Zhè cì huì yì shì dǎng nèi de yí cì zhòng yào huó dòng.
This meeting is an important event within the party.

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.

党 names the party, and 内 places something inside it.

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

儿儿érhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

党 pairs 尚, giving its sound, with 儿, a human.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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