党派 (dǎng pài) — political parties; factions; groupings

Definition

党派 refers to organized political groups — both formal parties and informal factions — sharing an ideology or interest. The measure word is 个 (个党派).

noun
political partiesfactionsgroupings
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 党派
    Zhè ge guó jiā de dǎng pài zhì dù hěn wán shàn.
    The party system in this country is very well-developed.
  • 党派
    dǎng pài Zhī jiān de máo dùn yǒu shí huì yǐng xiǎng zhèng cè zhì dìng.
    Conflicts between factions can sometimes affect policy-making.
  • 党派
    Tā jiā rù le qí zhōng yí gè dǎng pài.
    He joined one of the political parties.

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