同盟 (tóng méng) — to form an alliance; alliance | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

同盟 is an alliance between states or political groups; use 联合 for the act of joining forces and 联盟 for the resulting organization.

to form an alliancealliance

Measure word · 个

Examples

同盟，。
Tā men yǔ lín guó tóng méng, gòng tóng fā zhǎn jīng jì.
They formed an alliance with neighboring countries to jointly develop the economy.
同盟。。
Zhè ge tóng méng chéng lì yú shí nián qián. chéng lì yú shí nián qián.
This alliance was founded ten years ago.
同盟。
tóng méng De chéng yuán yào hù xiāng zhī chí.
Members of the alliance should support each other.

Origin

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.

盟méngalliance/oath

「同」means same and 「盟」means alliance or oath, giving the idea of a shared alliance.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

皿

皿mǐn盟méng

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

盟 pairs 囧 with 皿, and 皿 gives the sound.

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