Meaning
party; party; association; club; society
Chinese: 政党、团体或同类人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dang” becomes a different word in each tone. 党 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 政党zhèng dǎngpolitical party
- 一党yī dǎngone-party (state)
- 党人dǎng rénparty member; partisan
- 会党huì dǎnganti-Qing secret societies
- 多党duō dǎngmultiparty
Example Sentence
他是一位优秀的党员。Tā shì yí wèi yōu xiù de dǎng yuán.He is an excellent party member.
他Tāhe是shìis一yíone位wèiposition优秀yōu xiùoutstanding的deof党员dǎng yuánparty member。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 黨. It means ‘a political party (政党); a clique, faction, gang; relatives, kin (乡党); to be partial, to side with’ (党员, 党派).
A way to remember it
‘A party / faction’: 政党 (political party), 党员 (party member).