日方 (Rì fāng) — the Japanese side (in negotiations, business, or diplomatic contexts)

Definition

noun
the Japanese side (in negotiations, business, or diplomatic contexts)

Examples

  • 日方。
    Rì fāng Dài biǎo zài huì yì shàng tí chū le xīn de jiàn yì.
    The Japanese side proposed new suggestions at the meeting.
  • ,日方。
    Shuāng fāng jīng guò duō cì tán pàn, Rì fāng zhōng yú tóng yì le hé zuò fāng àn.
    After multiple rounds of negotiations, the Japanese side finally agreed to the cooperation plan.
  • 日方。
    Rì fāng Duì zhè cì jiāo liú huó dòng jǐ yǔ le gāo dù píng jià.
    The Japanese side gave high praise to this exchange activity.

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.

日rìJapan
方fāngside or party

日 refers to Japan and 方 means side or party, so it denotes the Japanese side.

Characters in this word

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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