党派 (dǎng pài) — political parties; factions; groupings

Definition

党派 refers to organized political groups — both formal parties and informal factions — sharing an ideology or interest. The measure word is 个 (个党派).

noun

political partiesfactionsgroupings

Measure word · 个

党派。
Zhè ge guó jiā de dǎng pài zhì dù hěn wán shàn.
The party system in this country is very well-developed.
党派。
dǎng pài Zhī jiān de máo dùn yǒu shí huì yǐng xiǎng zhèng cè zhì dìng.
Conflicts between factions can sometimes affect policy-making.
党派。
Tā jiā rù le qí zhōng yí gè dǎng pài.
He joined one of the political parties.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

党 and 派 both refer to organized groups, so together they mean parties or factions.

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.

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

水水shuǐwater; river

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠂢

𠂢𠂢派pài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

派 is built from 水 (water/river) and 𠂢. 𠂢 gives the sound, and 水 was added later to tell the character apart from the older form.

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