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政府军 (zhèng fǔ jūn) — government armed forces; government troops

Definition

noun
government armed forcesgovernment troops
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 政府军。
    zhèng fǔ jūn Zhèng zài yǔ pàn jūn tán pàn tíng huǒ.
    The government forces are negotiating a ceasefire with the rebels.
  • 政府军。
    Zhè zuò chéng shì yǐ bèi zhèng fǔ jūn wán quán kòng zhì.
    This city has been completely controlled by government forces.
  • 政府军。
    zhèng fǔ jūn Xiàng zāi qū kōng tóu le jiù yuán wù zī.
    The government forces airdropped relief supplies to the disaster area.

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.

政府government
政zhèngpolitics府fǔoffice/administration
偏正Modifier + head
军jūnarmed forces

政府 (government) and 军 (armed forces) together mean the military forces of a government.

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
攴攴pūaction
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng政zhèng
Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

Open 政 →

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
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù府fǔ
Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

Open 府 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →
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Government & PoliticsMilitary & Defense

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