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观点 (guān diǎn) — point of view, viewpoint, standpoint

Definition

观点 is a more formal or written word for one's 'viewpoint' or 'standpoint.' In everyday speech, 看法 is more common; 立场 implies a committed moral or political stance.

noun
point of viewviewpointstandpoint
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 观点，。
    Cóng bù tóng de guān diǎn kàn wèn tí, jié guǒ kě néng bù yí yàng.
    Looking at a problem from different viewpoints, the result may be different.
  • 观点，。
    Tā de guān diǎn hěn yǒu dào lǐ, wǒ tóng yì tā.
    His point of view makes a lot of sense; I agree with him.
  • 观点。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng tí chū le yí gè zhòng yào de guān diǎn.
    This article puts forward an important standpoint.

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.

观guānview
点diǎnpoint

观 means view and 点 means point, so together they name a point of view.

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 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Open 观 →

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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