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盟军 (méng jūn) — allied forces; coalition forces (especially WWII Allies)

Definition

noun
allied forcescoalition forces (especially WWII Allies)

Examples

  • 1944，盟军，。
    1944 Nián, méng jūn zài nuò màn dǐ dēng lù, kāi pì le ōu zhōu dì èr zhàn chǎng.
    In 1944, the Allied forces landed in Normandy, opening a second front in Europe.
  • 盟军。
    Zhè cì jūn shì yǎn xí yóu duō guó méng jūn gòng tóng cān yù.
    This military exercise involved coalition forces from multiple countries.
  • ，盟军。
    Èr zhàn qī jiān, méng jūn yǔ zhóu xīn guó jìn xíng le jiān kǔ de zhàn dòu.
    During WWII, the Allied forces fought hard battles against the Axis powers.

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.

盟méngalliance
军jūnarmy

盟 'alliance' and 军 'army' combine to mean allied forces.

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
囧囧jiǒng
Sound part声符shēngfú
皿
皿mǐn盟méng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盟 pairs 囧 with 皿, and 皿 gives the sound.

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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.

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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