马列 (mǎ liè) — Marx and Lenin (as a pair); Marxism-Leninism (a…

Definition

Short for 'Marx and Lenin' (马列主义 = Marxism-Leninism). Always paired — never refers to either thinker alone.

noun

Marx and Lenin (as a pair)Marxism-Leninism (abbreviation)

马列。
Wǒ men zhèng zài xué xí mǎ liè de jī běn lǐ lùn.
We are studying the basic theories of Marx and Lenin.
马列。
mǎ liè Zhǔ yì duì zhōng guó gé mìng yǒu shēn yuǎn yǐng xiǎng.
Marxism-Leninism had a profound influence on the Chinese revolution.
马列。
Tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō mǎ liè zhù zuò.
The library has many works by Marx and Lenin.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

马 and 列 stand for Marx and Lenin, joined to mean the pair.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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