叛党 (pàn dǎng) — to betray one's party (especially the Communist Party)

Definition

A formal/written verb meaning 'to betray one's party,' strongly associated with the Communist Party (中国共产党) in political context. Pairs with 被 to mark the party as the victim (被叛党) of the betrayal.

verb
to betray one's party (especially the Communist Party)

Examples

  • 叛党。
    Tā yīn pàn dǎng bèi kāi chú le dǎng jí.
    He was expelled from the party for betraying it.
  • 。
    Lì shǐ shàng tā céng pàn guò yí cì dǎng.
    In history, he once betrayed the party.
  • 叛党。
    Méi yǒu rén néng róng rěn pàn dǎng de xíng wéi.
    No one can tolerate behavior that betrays the party.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

叛pànbetray
党dǎngparty

叛 supplies betraying, 党 supplies the party, so it means to betray one's party.

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
反反fǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn叛pàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叛 pairs 反 as its meaning part with 半 as its sound part.

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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
尚shàng党dǎng
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.

Open 党 →

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