Meaning of 政党
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- political party
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 政党
政党 is a formal word used in news, history and civics to talk about political parties in general or a specific one. It often takes the measure word 个 (gè) and appears in phrases like 执政党 (zhízhèngdǎng), ruling party. Example: 这个国家有很多政党。(Zhège guójiā yǒu hěn duō zhèngdǎng.) This country has many political parties.
政 (zhèng) is the 政 in 政治 (zhèngzhì), politics, and 党 (dǎng) means a party or group of people. Put them together and a political party is simply a politics group.
Common mistake: Learners often say dǎng with the wrong tone. It is third tone, not dàng (当 in 上当) or dāng. Some also mix up 政 (zhèng) with 正 (zhèng, correct), which sounds the same but lacks the 攵 part on the right.
政党 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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政 zhèng · government · 9 strokes
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党 dǎng · party · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 政党.
| 政府 | zhèngfǔ | government |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political |
| 政策 | zhèngcè | policy |
| 政权 | zhèngquán | regime; political power |
| 行政 | xíngzhèng | administration; (attributive) administrative; executive |
| 财政 | cáizhèng | public finance; government finance |
| 邮政 | yóuzhèng | postal service; postal |
| 家政 | jiāzhèng | housekeeping |
| 廉政 | liánzhèng | to govern with integrity; clean and honest government |
| 政客 | zhèngkè | politician |
| 黑手党 | hēishǒudǎng | mafia |
| 政治家 | zhèngzhìjiā | statesman; politician |
Questions about 政党
What does 政党 mean?
政党 (zhèngdǎng) means "political party" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 政党?
政党 is made of 2 characters: 政 (9 strokes), 党 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 政党 an HSK word?
Yes. 政党 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 政党 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 政党 is written 政黨.
What is the difference between 政党 and 党?
党 alone is shorter and common in speech, and in mainland China 党 by itself often refers to the Communist Party specifically. 政党 is the neutral, general term for any political party.
How do you say opposition party and ruling party in Chinese?
Ruling party is 执政党 (zhízhèngdǎng) and opposition party is 反对党 (fǎnduìdǎng) or 在野党 (zàiyědǎng). All of them are types of 政党.