和平谈判 (hé píng tán pàn) — peace negotiations; peace talks | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peace negotiationspeace talks

Examples

和平谈判。
Zhè cì hé píng tán pàn qǔ dé le zhòng yào jìn zhǎn.
This round of peace talks made important progress.
和平谈判。
Shuāng fāng dōu xī wàng tōng guò hé píng tán pàn jiě jué zhēng duān.
Both sides hope to resolve the dispute through peace negotiations.
和平谈判。
Guó jì shè huì hū yù chóng qǐ hé píng tán pàn.
The international community calls for restarting peace negotiations.

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.

和平peace

和hépeace平píngpeace

联合Side by side

谈判negotiations

谈tántalk判pàndecide

联合Side by side

和平 (peace) and 谈判 (negotiations) combine to mean talks aimed at peace.

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.

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé和hé

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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

八八bādivision
亏亏kuīexhaled air

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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 談; 谈 is its simplified writing.

言炎談

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

炎

炎yán談tán

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

For 谈, the traditional form 談 pairs 言 (speech) with 炎 (yán) as the sound part.

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

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn判pàn

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

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

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