(dǎng) — (noun) political party; (historical) faction, clique

Definition

党 (dǎng) is a formal, written term for a 'political party' — narrower than 协会 or 社团 (any organized group) and more political than 派别 or 阵营 (generic factions/camps). The compound 政党 is the plain reading.

noun
political party(historical) factionclique
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Tā jiā rù le yí gè xīn de dǎng.
    He joined a new political party.
  • Zhè ge dǎng de chéng yuán yuè lái yuè duō.
    The membership of this party is growing.
  • Zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng, měi gè dǎng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de zhǔ zhāng.
    In elections, each party has its own platform.

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