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纲领 (gāng lǐng) — program, platform (plan of action); guiding principle

Definition

纲领 is a formal, written term for an overarching 'program' or 'guiding principle' (e.g., a party's platform). 比 大纲 more comprehensive and ideological; less concrete than 纲要.

noun
programplatform (plan of action)guiding principle

Examples

  • 纲领。
    Zhè cì dà huì tōng guò le xīn de fā zhǎn gāng lǐng.
    The conference passed a new development program.
  • 纲领。
    Zhè ge jī gòu de gāng lǐng qiáng diào gōng píng yǔ zhèng yì.
    This organization's guiding principles emphasize fairness and justice.
  • 纲领。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè qīng xī de xíng dòng gāng lǐng.
    We need a clear action program.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纲gāngmain cord
领lǐngcollar

纲 and 领 both denote main parts, so together they suggest guiding principles.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 綱; 纲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng綱gāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 綱 has 糸 (rope) beside 岡 as a sound part; the simplified 纲 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 纲 →

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →
Appears in
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