我党 (wǒ dǎng) — our Party (the Communist Party of China)

Definition

Refers specifically to the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) from an official, in-group perspective. Used in formal political and media writing, not in everyday conversation.

noun
our Party (the Communist Party of China)

Examples

  • 我党。
    wǒ dǎng Shǐ zhōng jiān chí yǐ rén mín wèi zhōng xīn de fā zhǎn sī xiǎng.
    Our Party always adheres to the people-centered development philosophy.
  • ，。
    Zài wǒ dǎng de lǐng dǎo xià, guó jiā qǔ dé le jù dà chéng jiù.
    Under the leadership of our Party, the country has made great achievements.
  • 我党。
    wǒ dǎng Shí jiǔ jiè liù zhōng quán huì tōng guò le zhòng yào jué yì.
    The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of our Party passed an important resolution.

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.

我wǒour
党dǎngparty

我 indicates our, and 党 is party: our Party.

Characters in this word

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

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

The glyph 我 originally drew a trident-like weapon. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write the pronoun "I", so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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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.

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