政论 (zhèng lùn) — political commentary; political essay or editor… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

政论 refers to written political commentary or essays, typically published in newspapers, magazines, or online media. It is a formal, written term, not used for casual political talk.

noun

political commentarypolitical essay or editorial

Measure word · 篇

Examples

政论。
Tā jīng cháng zài bào zhǐ shàng fā biǎo zhèng lùn.
He often publishes political commentary in the newspaper.
政论。
Zhè piān zhèng lùn fēn xī le dāng qián de jīng jì zhèng cè.
This political essay analyzes the current economic policy.
政论。
Wǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō guān yú zhè ge wèn tí de zhèng lùn.
There is a lot of political commentary online about this issue.

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zhèngpolitical

论lùncommentary

政 (political) and 论 (commentary) combine: the word means political commentary or essays.

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.

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 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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