同盟国 (tóng méng guó) — ally, allied nation | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

allyallied nation

Measure word · 个

Examples

，同盟国。
Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn qī jiān, tóng méng guó gòng tóng duì kàng zhóu xīn guó.
During World War II, the allied nations fought together against the Axis powers.
同盟国。
Zhè ge guó jiā shì wǒ men zài yà zhōu de zhòng yào tóng méng guó.
This country is our important ally in Asia.
，同盟国。
Liǎng guó qiān dìng tiáo yuē hòu, chéng wéi le zhèng shì de tóng méng guó.
After the two countries signed the treaty, they became formal allied nations.

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.

同盟alliance

同tóngsame盟méngalliance

偏正Modifier + head

国guócountry

同盟 “alliance” + 国 “country” gives an allied nation.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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